Visit the Amazing Palace of Versailles From 44.10€!! And more The Palace of Versailles, the famous palace of the Kings and Queens of France and focal point of the beginning of the conflict of the French Revolution, is still today used for political purposes although it is also one of France’s greatest tourist attractions. The Palace of Versailles, or Chateau de Versailles, was the court of the noble French family’s between the early 17th Century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1792. When the palace was first built Versailles was but a country village and Louis XIII, pleased with the area, had a hunting lodge built in the small town. His successors gradually had the palace expanded to hold the amount of guests needed for the sumptuous party’s that were held in the Chateaux.