Museum of the History of France
The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum which was created by King Louis Philippe I in the Palace of Versailles and opened in 1837. At the time, it represented an ambitious project of national reconciliation between the hitherto competing narratives of the French monarchy and the French Revolution, to which Louis-Philippe devoted significant personal attention.
- Museum
- Description: museum in the Palace of Versailles
- Also known as“château de Versailles museum”“Musee d’Histoire de France”“Musée de l’Histoire de France”“Musée de l’Histoire de France, Versailles”“Musée de Versailles”“Musée de Versailles et des Trianons”“Versailles museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Grand Apartment and King’s Grand Apartment.
Queen’s Grand Apartment
The grand appartement de la reine is the Queen's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles.
King’s Grand Apartment
The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles.
Versailles Orangerie
The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules… Versailles Orangerie is situated 190 metres southwest of Museum of the History of France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles and Notre-Dame.
Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles
Suburb
Lamfh, Public domain.
Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles is a suburb.
Hameau de la Reine
Locality
The Hameau de la Reine is a rustic retreat in the park…
Museum of the History of France
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Latitude
48.8043° or 48° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
2.12085° or 2° 7′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FW4R43C+P8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tatar—“Museum of the History of France” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف تاريخ فرنسا”
- Breton: “mirdi Istor Frañs”
- Breton: “Mirdi Istor Frañs”
- Catalan: “Museu d’Història de França”
- Chinese: “凡尔赛法国历史博物馆”
- Czech: “Muzeum dějin Francie”
- Dutch: “Museum van de Geschiedenis van Frankrijk”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Historio de Francio”
- French: “Le Musée de l’Histoire de France (Versailles)”
- French: “Musee d’Histoire de France”
- French: “Musée d’Histoire de France”
- French: “Musée de l’Histoire de France (Versailles)”
- French: “musée de l’Histoire de France”
- French: “Musée de l’Histoire de France”
- French: “Musée historique de Versailles”
- French: “Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon”
- French: “Musée national du Château de Versailles et des Trianons”
- Galician: “Museo de Historia de Francia”
- Italian: “Museo di storia della Francia”
- Japanese: “フランス歴史博物館”
- Occitan (post 1500): “musèu d’Istòria de França”
- Portuguese: “Museu de História da França”
- Russian: “Музей истории Франции”
- Slovenian: “musée de l’Histoire de France”
- Slovenian: “Muzej zgodovine Francije”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Historia de Francia”
- Tatar: “Франция тарихы музее”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Courtyard of the Dauphin and Queen’s Courtyard.
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