The Palace of Versailles, a royal splendor chateau of France, was built in 1624 as a small hunting lodge, with many enormous expansions afterward. It was embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects. It has been the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI, and became a symbol of the height of aristocratic indulgences.

The Hall of Mirrors (French: Galerie des Glaces), a large room in the palace, is generally considered as one of the major attractions of the palace. It is located on the first floor of the building, with 73m long, 10.50m wide, and 12.30m high. Seventeen windows, opening onto the gardens, face seventeen arcades lined with mirrors. Containing 578 mirrors, which were produced by a Parisian manufacture created by Colbert to compete with the products of Venice, are of an exceptional size for the time.