HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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The Palace of Versailles
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The Eiffel Tower
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The Louvre
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The French Armada
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1678 work began on the Hall of Mirrors, the most potent symbol of the King’s absolute power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Louis XIV became an absolute monarch and built the palace of versailles, a symbol of his power and wealth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Louis XIV eventually invited the higher French aristocrats to live at Versailles and wait upon him. And so Versailles was not just a place to live-it became the symbol of the French monarchy itself, and therefore everything about the decor had to speak of the power and accomplishments of the King.
Detailed explanation-4: -Building such a lavish complex was an important part of Louis XIV’s style of rule and beliefs about monarchy, which we would call absolutism, said Schmidt. “As king of France he was the embodiment of France-and his palace was meant to display the wealth and power of his nation, ‘’ she said.
Detailed explanation-5: -State control of culture reached unprecedented heights under Louis XIV, the Sun King (le Roi Soleil). Newly created academies in the arts and sciences generated heroic representations of the king that reinforced the royal religion.