Versailles

Versailles is a small city just outside of Paris, France and was made up of the Recollets and Saint-Louis sub-districts. By virtue of the fact that it housed the royal residence, the Palace of Versailles, the city served as the de facto capital of the nation from 1682 until the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.Assassin's Creed: Unity
==History==
In the late 18th century, Versailles was the childhood home of the French Assassin Charles Dorian's son Arno, who was taken in by the French Templars' Grand Master François de la SerreAssassin's Creed: Unity – Memories of Versailles following Charles' assassination in December 1776 by the Colonial Templar Shay Cormac.Assassin's Creed: Rogue – QXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbg0K
By 1793, the Reign of Terror had plunged the former capital into a state of misery, destitution, and chaos. Crime and vandalism had become rampant, and its population had been reduced to a mere fraction of what it once was, with many either fleeing the city altogether or dying at the hands of Aloys la Touche.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Rise of the Assassin The Palace had become a popular target for looters as well.
In the summer of 1855, the French Assassin Amira Benyamina traveled to the small city with Simeon Price, a former soldier from the British Army. Rowing through a canal, Amira asked Price to perform a Leap of Faith into the waters and dive to the bottom. After grabbing mud from the bottom of the waters, Price presented it to Benyamina. Although Price felt down, Amira explained that his faith proved opposite and she inducted him into the Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 13
==Behind the scenes==
Despite the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed: Unity depicting the French Revolution as starting immediately after players have completed Arno Dorian's first genetic memory sequence with the mission "High Society", this political change is already present in Versailles when players start the sequence in "Memories of Versailles". Citizens congregate in a revolutionary mood, with some wearing s. Others fly France's national flag instead of the House of Bourbon's , even though s were used only by people of high rank to identify themselves to others of equivalent or similar status, and so it is unlikely that the common populace would have their own copies of the banner.
There are four windmills on the west side, all of which have a rooster on the spire. However, the letters for the cardinal directions are N, E, S, W. In French, the cardinal directions are nord, est, sud, and ouest. Thus, the letters should be N, E, S, O. Moreover, the W always points to the north, not the N.
==Gallery==
ACU Versailles - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Versailles
ACU Map of Versailles.jpg|Map of Versailles
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue 
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy
*Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game 
==References==
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Category:Cities in France