The Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. Versailles is a wealthy suburb, located some 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the centre of Paris. It is easily reached from central Paris by metro and train.
Versailles was the seat of political power in France from 1682, when King Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789,