Tuesday in Paris: Versailles
Wabash French history students read several articles about Versailles before traveling there Tuesday.
Professor Michelle Rhoades and her students at the gates of Versailles
Versailles
Jimmy Kervan and Rudy Altergott at Versailles
King Louis' private cathedral
The ceiling of King Louis' private cathedral
Every ceiling in every room of Versailles is stunning
Another breath-taking ceiling
King Louis is everywhere at Versailles
The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
Grant McCloskey studies the desk where the Treaty of Versailles was signed to end WWI.
Chris McDougal in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
The King's strategy room is right off his bedroom
One of the longest hallways at Versailles commemorates the great battles in French history
Chris Widdup studies the paintings of France's greatest battles
The Peace Room is located off the Queen's bedroom.
Voltaire
Jean Baptiste Rousseau
King Louis XIV
Charlemagne
King Louis XV
A view of the gardens at Versailles
One of the many gardens at Versailles
One of hundreds of sculptures in the gardens of Versailles