Things to do in Paris | Cite des Sciences and de l'Industrie | The Metropolitan | Musee de l'Erotisme and Pigalle | Musee D'Orsay
The Palace of Versailles | Pere-Lachaise Cemetery | Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre | Saint-Ouen Flea Market

Louis XIV's magnificent Palace of Versailles lies some 20km to the southwest of Paris , and it remains one of the most impressive buildings of its age. Work began in 1664, with the architect Le Vau and the great landscape designer Le Notre beginning work that was not to be completed until 1715, shortly before Louis' death.