The engineering secrets behind France's most ambitious royal construction project
In short: Versailles is often viewed as a mere symbol of luxury, but it was actually one of history's greatest engineering feats. This documentary explores the technical innovations required to build a palace of this scale.
The Palace of Versailles evolved over four reigns, transforming from a modest hunting lodge into a masterpiece featuring more than 2,300 rooms. The project required solving massive logistical hurdles: transporting immense quantities of marble and stone across the kingdom, cultivating nearly 1,500 orange trees in northern France, and supplying water to hundreds of fountains without modern pumps.
The documentary uses CGI reconstructions and expert analysis to reveal the hidden history of these achievements. It tracks the progression from the foundations under Louis XIII through the grand vision of Louis XIV to the final transformations under Louis XVI.
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