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Now you can stay at the Palace of Versailles for $2,000 a night

2021-07-08T09:00:00-04:00

Looking to spend time and some pretty serious cash in Europe this summer? Longing to live the lavish life of a noble? Now you have the opportunity to do it at one of the most historic buildings in France after the Palace Versailles’ recent announcement that it will begin accepting visitors at a new entity called the Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle.

Artnet news is reporting that stays in the 17th-century palace, which first was built as a private residence for King Louis XVI, can now be booked by members of the public for prices starting at $2,000 a night.

Le Grand Contrôle was built in 1681 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Image courtesy Airelles.

Architect Christophe Tollemer worked with the help of a committee of cultural institutions on the restoration of the 1681 Grand Contrôle building, which required an army of skilled craftspeople and artisans to work on parquets and stonemasonry that combine with handpicked antique furniture in order to craft a period-appropriat...

Thanks to Google, it's now possible to tour Versailles in VR

2019-10-01T13:30:00-04:00

Google and the Château de Versailles have teamed up to take VR users on a private tour of Louis XIV's royal residence. It's the largest photogrammetry project ever done at the castle, with 21 rooms and 387,500 square feet of internal surfaces captured.

Google has also made it possible to "handle and inspect over 100 sculptures, paintings and other works of art and see them with incredible close-up detail," according to Engadget. The experience is currently only available to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users.

In addition to the virtual tour, Google has also launched an "online exhibition' through an app available on its Arts & Culture site. It will allow users to interact with "over 390 assets, including objects, artifacts, and paintings.

Olafur Eliasson to storm Versailles

2016-01-28T15:04:00-05:00

The Palace at Versailles has announced that Olafur Eliasson will display his artworks at the palace and its gardens this year. The Icelandic-Danish artist's exhibition will be on view from June through October, following the well-received installations of contemporary art at the baroque symbol of absolute monarchy by Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, and French artist Xavier Veilhan...

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