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• Louis XIV is popularly known as the Sun King (French: le Roi Soleil)

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 441
  User Operating Instructions Open the Beatles link at the bottom of this post in a new tab or window, then read the post, enjoy!! L ouis XIV Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre . He ascended the throne a few months ...
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• Visit Versailles in Historic Novel

  
  A Traveler's Library — Authority: 421
  France on Friday Chateau de Versailles Destination: France in the 17th Century Book: Mistress to the Sun by Sandra Gulland (Paperback released in May, 2009) I thoroughly enjoyed Mistress to the Sun . Because: I’m planning my first trip to France , and I’ll be visiting Versailles. ...
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• Pic of the Day: Versailles Goes Wonderland

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 727
  The Château de Versailles, with its wedding cake buildings, Rococo fountains, toylike hedges, and figurative gilded lilies, is a fairytale come to life, with little sense remaining of its storied and sometimes turbulent history. Bringing the grounds and buildings of the palace into the present is French artist Xavier ...
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• A Village Called Versailles: Trailer

  
  Tvbot.se — Authority: 164
  A Village Called Versailles is a full-length documentary about Versailles, a community in eastern New Orleans first settled by Vietnamese refugees. After Hurricane Katrina, Versailles residents impressively rise to the challenges by returning and rebuilding before most neighborhoods in New Orleans, only to have their ...
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• Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles

  
  Ebony Intuition — Authority: 134
  Versailles is so "beautiful" Versailles (French pronunciation: [vɛʁsaj]), a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial ...
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• Fete Accompli | Eat Like a King

  
  The Moment — Authority: 695
  That was then. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Champagne house, Dom Pérignon has co-sponsored an exhibition at Versailles, "Louis XIV: The Man and the King," that centers on the monarchs storied personal taste. The show kicked off on Tuesday night with a meal that was fit for a king. A gouty ...
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• American guy visits Versailles

  
  Vandy Right — Authority: 119
  If you’ll pardon the lame rhyming headline, I’ll tell you a bit about my side trip to Versailles a couple weeks ago. We woke up on Saturday morning and hopped on a train out of Paris to the suburb of Versailles, which is about 10 miles from Paris and home of the Palace of Versailles. This was the home and seat of ...
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• They Say Four Hundred Telescopes (Plutonic Sonnets 53, courtesy of PublishAmerica)

  
  Poems at The Poetry Showcase - Share your poems at the Poetry Showcase — Authority: 163
  They say four hundred telescopes were “built By William Herschel,” and I’m sure it’s true He supervised; but is there not some guilt In giving to the great more than their due? read more
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• Steamcon and Vampire Ball Aftermath, plus: Sorry if I gave you the Plague

  
  SteamPunk Art, Strange Fiction Fantasy Paintings and Illustration by Myke Amend — Authority: 112
  Cold… very cold. I’m probably burning up though. A bit dizzy, very hungry… no food in the house really, and it’s too late for delivery. We have two cats, a bag of rice, and I am sure I can find something resembling soy sauce if I look hard enough. I am however trying not to use up my options. I’ve read up ...
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• storming the palace!

  
  Madame Lamb — Authority: 128
  Artist, Xavier Veilhan , is using the gardens of Versailles to exhibit his contemporary sculptures. Versailles is an exceptional choice for the installations because it is already abounding with lyrical sculptures that compliment the modernity of Veilhans installations. Veilhans monumental sculptures focus on the ...
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• Shining A Light On The Sun King

  
  Luxique Luxury Travel — Authority: 124
  A new exhibition which opened last week at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris celebrates the life of Louis XIV, the Sun King. The exhibition explores the paintings, sculptures, furniture and jewellery that helped France’s most famous and flamboyant monarch shape his all-powerful image. Some of the 300 ...
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• Versailles

  
  Super Coloring Pages — Authority: 160
  [IMG: http://www.supercoloring.com/wp-content/main/2009_10/Versailles-coloring-page.jpg]
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• Obsessions: WWII and Iraq?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  My last column suggested that WW1 was a product of a national obsession. The French leaders and the public wanted to wipe out the stain to their honor caused by the lost of the Franco-Prussian war in 1871. Historians call this obsession revanchisme (revenge-ism). However, it is possible that their successful revenge ...
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• How Does A Disco Ball For A Miniaudiere Sound To You?

  
  Elite Choice — Authority: 442
  It isn’t the first time designer Judith Leiber’s work has caught our fancy. Well, she is the same creative genius credited for the Peacock Miniaudiere and the Versailles Box Clutch (among so many others). This time it is her ‘dicotheque0lous’ streak that we loved so much in the new Disco Ball Miniaudiere. ...
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• Diversionary tactics

  
  Corrente — Authority: 617
  If it were really Medicare for Everybody we would just pass HR 676. Whatever they are talking about, it isnt everybody in, nobody out. Do we have a policy expert that can deconstruct this for us?
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• Eating Grass

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 525
  Brigadier (r) Samson Simon Sharaf The end of World War I was disastrous for the victors. The Treaty of Versailles hurt German national pride. Hitler came to power followed by World War II. The over heated US economy that had grown during the Great War had nowhere to flow. The crash of 30s was an [...]
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• Culture Clicks: Weekly Art News Roundup

  
  Artstoile — Authority: 119
  Nancy Spero, Artist of Feminism, is Dead at 83 (NY Times)Artists Salute Undersung Multitasker:  Ron Warren (NY Times)David Hockney’s Long Road Home (NY Times)Signs of Life in London’s Art Market (WSJ)Sun King’s Ego, Lust Are Celebrated in Versailles Exhibit (Bloomberg)Dutch Financier to Auction $40 Million ...
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• Xavier Veilhan has taken over Versailles!

  
  Ninja vs Penguin — Authority: 127
  Xavier Veilhan has taken over Versailles! If you are in Paris, definitely go check it out. The exhibition Veilhan at the Versailles Palace runs until December 13, 2009. Tags: Exhibitions , Installation , Paris , Versailles Palace , Xavier Veilhan Related posts SVA Open Studios Exhibition Tonight (0) ...
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• Xavier Veilhan at the Chateau of Versailles

  
  Collected Visuals — Authority: 418
  [IMG: http://www.theselby.com/10_16_09_Versailles/images/10_16_09_VersaillesED09231.jpg]
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• Flat styled as Versailles palace

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  Flat styled as Versailles palace -1.0 5 2009-10-19 17:53:35 1stAngel A DIY enthusiast has redecorated his tower block flat in the style of the Palace of Versailles, despite never seeing a picture of it. Adrian Reeman, from Southampton, has spent about 20 years decorating his ninth floor home with ceiling ...
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