Nick Heinle and Athenia Associates, all rights reserved. The train from Paris to the Palace at Versailles is a 30 minute ride through all the ranges of life.
Modernity confronts the historic.
The urban blends with countryside. The short walk to the palace from the train station belies nothing of the opulence that awaits. The palace is a monument to wealth and power. King Louis XIV created the palace in the 1600s from a hunting lodge, becoming home to the king and visiting dignitaries. Versailles now houses the treasures of the world conquests of Napoleon.