Palace of Versailles Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles (; ; ) was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. It is located in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, about southwest of the centre of Paris. The palace is now a "Monument historique" and UNESCO World Heritage site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera, and the royal apartments; for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park; the small
Versailles, Pennsylvania Versailles, Pennsylvania Versailles is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,515. Despite being named after the extraordinary Palace of Versailles, the name of the borough is almost universally pronounced "ver-sales" by residents of the area. The borough of Versailles was incorporated on 16 June 1894. It comprised the pre-existing villages of Bissell and Elrod. An earlier incorporation in 1892 had been voided because of a defective petition. Versailles is located at (40.316869, -79.833414). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which ,