historic district of Versailles

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The historic district of Versailles is the preserved central area of the French city of Versailles, renowned for its royal heritage, classical urban layout, and concentration of significant 17th–18th century buildings and landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
urban heritage site
country France
developedFor French royal court
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

French classical architecture
Neoclassical architecture
hasCharacteristic concentration of historic buildings
monumental avenues
planned street grid
preserved central area of the city
royal squares
stone townhouses
hasFunction administrative center of Versailles
commercial center of Versailles
tourist attraction
hasHeritage royal heritage
hasLandmark Avenue de Paris (Versailles)
Avenue de Saint-Cloud (Versailles)
Avenue de Sceaux (Versailles)
Versailles Cathedral
surface form: Notre-Dame Church of Versailles

historic district of Versailles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Notre-Dame district of Versailles

Place d’Armes
Petite Écurie, Versailles
surface form: Royal stables of Versailles

Saint-Louis district of Versailles
Versailles Cathedral
hasSignificantPeriod 17th century
18th century
hasUrbanLayout classical urban layout
heritageProtectionReason architectural value
historical value
urban planning value
heritageProtectionStatus protected urban area
historicallyAssociatedWith Ancien Régime
Louis XIV of France
historicallyLinkedTo French monarchy
Château de Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
locatedIn Versailles
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Yvelines
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
mainDevelopmentCentury 17th century
18th century
partOf Versailles
surface form: city of Versailles
typicalBuildingType hôtel particulier
stone townhouses with courtyards
urbanMorphology orthogonal street grid
radial avenues converging on the palace

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Salle du Jeu de Paume, Versailles partOf historic district of Versailles
historic district of Versailles hasLandmark historic district of Versailles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Notre-Dame district of Versailles