VERSAILLES

town, near France (48° 47’ N., 2° 7’ E.); cap. Seine-et-Oise dept. Louis XIV., at of c. $100,000,000, converted Louis XIII.—into great palace dens, designed by Le Nétre, 1613-1700; noted fountains; in grounds Grand Trianon (built for Mme. Main ten on) and Petit Trianon Mme. du Barry). Treaty of Versailles ended the Amer. War of Independence, 1783; town witne ed initial scenes Fr. Revolution, 1789; palace National Museum, 1833; King of roclaimed Ger. emperor here, ere was held the Peace Conference following the World War. The with Germany was signed in the of Versailles, and those with and with Turkey at St. Germain and Sévres respectively, in the immediate neighborhood, 1919-20. Pop. 60,500.