In 1669 a quaint hunting lodge a few miles outside of Paris was designated to become one of the grandest, most beautiful, and most elaborate castles that the world has ever seen. The Palace Versailles helped to establish King Louis XIV as a Grand Monarch, and was the rule with which other palaces were measured. The single act of creation on the part of Louis XIV propelled him into the annals of history as not only …showed first 75 words of 930 total…

…showed last 75 words of 930 total…ged the way the world is viewed and has done just as Louis XIV desired, it has given him into fame that he desired. As the architect and builder of the most magnificent building of its age, Louis XIV will not soon be forgotten. Nor will his influence on modern day architecture be short lived. Versailles truly has given its maker immortality, and the world a standard of architectural measurement for many centuries to come.