10 Best Places to Visit in France Outside of Paris
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1Palace de Versailles
Originally set up to be the hunting lodge and retreat for the French royal family, Louise XIV transformed the Palace of Versailles into a monumental architectural celebration of the power of the King, brought to life through the biggest Palace in the world.
The massive lush gardens, punctuated by gravity defying fountains and cooling canals provide a perfect frame for the gigantic facade of the main palace.
Painting is an ancient medium and even with the introduction of photography, film and digital technology, it still has remained a persistent mode of expression. So many paintings have been limned over dozens of millennia that only a relatively small percentage of them could be construed as "timeless classics" that have become familiar to the public—and not coincidentally produced by some of the most famous artists of all time. We, of course, have our opinion of what makes the grade and we present them here in our list of the best paintings of all time.