Hall of Mirrors

Hall of Mirrors in Versailles

Overlooking Versailles Park, the Hall of Mirrors is the biggest room in the Palace of Versailles.

It owes its name to the seventeen mirror arches facing seventeen windows overlooking the Park.

Each arch contains twenty-one mirrors with a total of 357 in the spectacular Hall of Mirrors.

Locate Hall of Mirrors on Versailles map

History of Hall of Mirrors

Designed by famous architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and decorated by painter Charles le Brun, the Hall of Mirrors was constructed between 1678 and in 1684. The Hall of Mirrors was the grandiose setting of the 17th and 18th century royal ceremonies.

The Hall of Mirrors was the venue of the 1871 proclamation of the German Empire by Otto van Bismarck and the 1919 signature of the Versailles treaty which ended World War One.

Visit Hall of Mirrors

Visit the Hall of Mirrors and the Palace of Versailles in the morning and on weekdays to avoid the crowd as much as possible. More information.

A good way to visit the Palace of Versailles is on a guided tour. Have a look at our pages on the Palace of Versailles and Versailles Park.

Hall of Mirrors paintings
Hall of Mirrors web site

Other great sights at Versailles Palace

The Hall of Mirrors is the most famous sight in Versailles. Many other great sights turn Versailles Palace into one of the most beautiful and interesting palaces in the world.

Grand Canal
Petit Trianon
Grand Trianon
Versailles Park