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Louis XIV, Center of the Universe History 104 / January 25, 2013

Louis XIV, Center of the Universe History 104 / January 25, 2013. Cardinal Richelieu Chief Minister of France, 1624-1642. Louis XIV in his younger days. Louis XIV King of France, 1643-1715. Louis the warrior (in Roman clothes). Louis XIV and his family.

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Louis XIV, Center of the Universe History 104 / January 25, 2013

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  1. Louis XIV, Center of the UniverseHistory 104 / January 25, 2013

  2. Cardinal RichelieuChief Minister of France, 1624-1642

  3. Louis XIV in his younger days

  4. Louis XIVKing of France,1643-1715

  5. Louis the warrior(in Roman clothes)

  6. Louis XIV and his family

  7. El Escorial, Spain(Philip II’s palace complex)

  8. Versailles: the standard of luxury

  9. Versailles Exterior (pan)

  10. Versailles Gate

  11. The “Sun God” motif

  12. Louis XIV is everywhere

  13. Chapel

  14. Chapel (upper tier)

  15. The Hall of Mirrors

  16. Hall of Mirrors – detail

  17. The opera housewithin Versailles

  18. Behind Versailles: 1/3 of the length

  19. Outside, spectacular fountains

  20. A grotto: fantasy playgrounds

  21. Jean-Baptiste Colbert(1619-1683)

  22. Colbert’s version of mercantilism:here, presenting Louis XIV with a mapof a proposed Languedoc canal

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