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At Le Grand Contrôle, a lavish new retreat within Château grounds, Simon Kuper enjoys a weekend of 18th-century excess
Give your housewarming visitors the red carpet treatment with their own separate accommodation
The palace’s Christmas spectacle explores the changing symbolism of Versailles against a backdrop of war and revolution in France
Renault asks French authorities to look into financial arrangements for events at palace
Prosecutor says SocGen not eligible for payment from rogue trader
Peter Copping’s stunning exercise in sublime simplicity
Thierry Malandain’s new ballet over-intellectualises the fairytale
National Front founder vows to fight on against attempts to throw him out party
The artist’s Versailles exhibition caps a bad year for the greatest of landscape gardeners
The artist’s stunning sculptures have transformed the château into a metaphysical playground
Turkey elections overshadowed by talk of gold commode within 1,150-room presidential palace
Alan Rickman stars in and directs a tale of passions among gardeners in pre-revolutionary France
The Portuguese artist who adorned the Venice Biennale with tampons and placed a pink feathered helicopter in the Palace of Versailles, heads to Macau
How the elegance of Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV’s royal court in the 18th century is inspiring design today
Turkey’s president is intent on using all the authority of his office — and more
Pontiff praises country for accepting Syrian refugees
A rare chance to savour two sweet Rameau confections
You will still find 18th-century opulence but global jewellery brands trump ‘le grand goût’ at the art and antiques fair
Over the past 500 years stables have evolved from simple timber sheds to grand monuments and back again
Edouard Husson steps down as dean of the multi-campus school following a week of intrigue
‘Why do minor ailments bring such pride? Do they add purpose and focus?’
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