VERSAILLES, France, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 6th, the magnificent Gallery of Battles at the Chateau de Versailles provided the setting for a dazzling evening in honor of French culture and gastronomy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110407/NY79449) The celebratory dinner was organized by Jaume Tapies, Chairman of the Board of Relais & Chateaux and Marc Haeberlin, Chairman of Grandes Tables du Monde, under the patronage of President Nicolas Sarkozy.

VERSAILLES, France, February 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The public establishment of the Chateau, Museum and National Estate of Versailles and Wikimedia France, an association for the free sharing of knowledge, have today signed a partnership to allow a wider dissemination of the historical, architectural and artistic riches of the Chateau and Estate of Versailles. Wikimedia France promotes in France the famous on-line encyclopaedia Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects.

VERSAILLES, France, October 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- First developed for the iPhone, this English and French application is available for EUR1.59. http://en.chateauversailles.fr/application-iphone-en To access the Multimedia News Release, please click on the following link: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/cdv/44191/ This application offers a variety of specific audio and video content relating to the gardens.

Officials at France's Palace of Versailles say they will pay homage to its famous builder, Louis XIV, with the exhibition Louis XIV, the Man and the King. The show is intended to go beyond Louis XIV's public image to explore his personal tastes, and for the first time at the Palace of Versailles puts this famous monarch center stage, with over 300 pieces from all around the world, never previously brought together, some of which are being shown in France for the first time since before the Revolution, organizers said in a release. The exhibition is to run from Oct.

VERSAILLES, France, September 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Palace of Versailles ranks among the most famous world heritage sites, and is the most beautiful and the most comprehensive achievement of French art in the 17th century. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090929/360944 ) The palace is paying homage to its famous builder, Louis XIV, with the exhibition "Louis XIV, the Man and the King", from 20 October 2009 to 7 February 2010.