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The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles |
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Overlooking the Versailles park near Paris, the Hall of Mirrors is the biggest room in the Palace of Versailles. It owes its name to the seventeen mirrors facing seventeen arcaded windows overlooking the gardens. Each arch contains twenty-one mirrors with a total of 357 used in the decoration of the Hall of Mirrors. |
 The Hall of Mirrors in the palace of Versailles |
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The construction of the Hall of Mirrors began in 1678. It was the grandiose setting of the 17th century French superpower monarchy's celebrations. The Hall of Mirrors saw too the 1871 proclamation of the German empire by Otto van Bismarck and the 1918 signature of the Versailles treaty which ended world war One (below). |
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Visit the Hall of Mirrors and the Palace of Versailles early in the morning and on weekdays to avoid the crowd. A good way to discover the Palace of Versailles is on a guided tour. Also have a look at our page on the Palace of Versailles. |
 Signing the treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors in 1919 |
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Prepare your Paris trip with Paris Digest, the reference Paris guide for tourism and travel |
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