Church of Notre-Dame, Versailles Church of Notre-Dame, Versailles The Church of Notre-Dame, Versailles () is a Roman Catholic parish church in Versailles, Yvelines, France, in the Rue de la Paroisse. The church was built at the command of Louis XIV by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the Neoclassical architectural style and was consecrated on 30 October 1686. The parish of Notre-Dame included the Palace of Versailles and thus registered the baptisms, marriages and burials of the French royal family. In 1791 it was declared a cathedral but converted to a Temple of Reason in 1793. After the Revolution the bishop of Versailles chose the Church of
King John's Palace the north-west elevation of the ruin. There is also an annual open day in July at the site known as the ""Picnic at the Palace"". Details of this are usually logged with the Council For British Archaeology's Festival of British Archaeology webpage. King John's Palace King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire. The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses". It is not known how or when the building became associated with King John as he