Before the French Revolution, Versailles was the opulent epicenter of French royal power and extravagance, but it also symbolized the widening gap between the monarchy and the people. The palace, initially a hunting lodge, transformed into a symbol of Louis XIV's power, and by the late 1700s, it represented the monarchy's isolation and detachment from the growing discontent in France. #France #Versailles #monarchy #LouisXIV
