This is a teeny tiny bit of the Versailles Palace. This place is absolutely huge!! It is located south east of Paris, and takes a bit of time to get ot on the metro, but is certainly worth the trip. The castle was built for King Louis XIV starting in 1682, and French nobility only lived in it until 1789. Holy cow, I could not believe it. You walk up to the front of the castle and you start to wonder how this ever could have been built by anyone. Then you walk out into the gardens (after paying your 7€ of course) and you just stare out for miles and miles into gardens, forests, man-made lakes and rivers, statues, fountains, hedges cut in perfect designs...holy cow. The first thing most people, including me, think of is, "how much did this cost?" According to Wikipedia it cost 25% of the French GDP to build this place, and 6% per year to maintain it. Wow! You've got to see the Palace of Versailles.
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