Palace and Park of Versailles
Also known as Chateau de Versailles, Château de Versailles, France. Chateau Versailles, Palace of Versailles, palais de Versailles, Palais de Versailles, Versailles, Versailles Castle, Versailles Palace, Versailles. Chateau, Versailles. Château, Versailles. Palais
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1979
Area
1,070 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Palace and Park of Versailles is in Versailles. The nearest other World Heritage site is Paris, Banks of the Seine, about 18 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Versailles · about 85,000 peopleat the site
- Paris · about 9,904,000 peopleabout 17 km north-east
- Melun · about 249,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Orléans · about 217,000 peopleabout 100 km south
- Rouen · about 533,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Amiens · about 143,000 peopleabout 120 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural18 km away
FranceCultural61 km away
FranceCultural62 km away
FranceCultural91 km away
FranceCultural122 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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