{"id":6692,"date":"2012-06-17T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T09:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=6692"},"modified":"2020-04-21T17:10:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:10:32","slug":"experience-versailles-in-3d-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2012\/06\/experience-versailles-in-3d-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Versailles in 3D from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Interactive<\/a>While preparing a visit to Versailles<\/a><\/strong>, I ended up helping build Versailles. The building task involves matching three levels of \u00a0architecture to please Mr. Mansard and the King. Playing the game, I heard myself giggling out loud (as did the rest of the household). Once completed,\u00a0I earned a medal and the approval of the Louis XIV.\u00a0“Shambles at Versailles<\/a><\/strong>” \u00a0is one of the new\u00a0interactive games <\/strong>to help Jules Hardouin-Mansard (architecture), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (menagerie) and Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre (gardens) finish building Versailles.<\/p>\n

And by the way, did Versailles always look this way, gigantic and full of gardens? Surely, there must have been something on the grounds before: A forest? a house? a hunting castle? Find out the fast way, especially if your actual Versailles visit is a short one. Before you leave home, discover the\u00a0new Versailles history gallery (the actual opened June 14, 2012)\u00a0Versailles 3D scale models<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0online (available in English and French).\u00a0This is a 3D tour at each stage of the castle’s development covering 1624, 1668, 1670, 1715 and 2012 .\"3D<\/a><\/p>\n

Three videos (“From Louis XIII to the French Revolution”, “Versailles after the French Revolution” and “From gardens to Trianon palaces”)\u00a0open up the interiors Versailles in cut-away models holding your attention through \u00a0five centuries of Versailles history<\/a><\/strong>. The history begins in 1624 when Louis XIII moved to Versailles. He demolished his father’s hunting lodge (Henri IV) and built a palace resembling the prototype for the American “MacMansion”.<\/p>\n

Visit the Versailles tickets and rates page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0. One ticket alternative includes entry to everything Versailles and the water and music show (The Passport<\/em>). Both include an audio-guide (children must be at least eight years old). Or choose just the palace, the Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate or Guided tours in French and English.<\/p>\n

Mobile Apps\u00a0(iTunes and Android)<\/a><\/strong> for visiting the Versailles Gardens, solving riddles (\u00c9nigmes \u00e0 Versailles) and a remote virtual visit with videos are available in French. As yet, I am unable to regulate the settings for the English version.<\/p>\n

Sample directions taking the RER C to Versailles-Rive-Gauche<\/a>\u00a0(Zone 4)<\/strong>. Buy your RER C ticket in the metro station; it includes your metro ride and connection to the RER (one way). Travel to Versailles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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