Palace of Versailles
Former royal residence in Versailles
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| 2024 | The Olympic marathon course for the Summer Olympics was designed to follow a similar route to the historic Women's March on Versailles, commemorating the revolutionary path. |
| 2024 | The palace grounds host the equestrian competition during the Summer Olympics. |
| March 2024 | Parliament met in Versailles to enshrine the freedom of women to have recourse to abortion in the Constitution. |
| 2023 | State visit by King Charles III to France included a state banquet at the Palace of Versailles. |
| January 2021 | The comprehensive restoration of the Royal Chapel concluded in early 2021. |
| December 2017 | A full restoration of the Royal Chapel began in late 2017. |
| November 2015 | President François Hollande gave a speech before a rare joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles following the Paris attacks. |
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