At the end of the 17th century in the reign of Louis the Fourteenth, the marshes and woods of a little burg neighbouring Paris became the site of the most monumental architectural caprice in the history of France. Versailles ! Soon Europe’s monarchs and the entire civilized world will turn an envious, incredulous eye to Versailles, with its superb gardens, handsome château and the never-before-seen ostentation flourishing in the court of the Sun King.