the king of france lived in palace of fontainebleau before versailles.
where did the king of france live before versailles?
palace of fontainebleau
on 6 october 1789, the royal family had to leave versailles and move to the tuileries palace in paris, as a result of the women's march on versailles. during the early years of the french revolution, preservation of the palace was largely in the hands of the citizens of versailles. in october 1790, louis xvi ordered the palace to be emptied of its furniture, requesting that most be sent to the tuileries palace. in response to the order, the mayor of versailles and the municipal council met to draft a letter to louis xvi in which they stated that if the furniture was removed, it would certainly precipitate economic ruin on the city. a deputation from versailles met with the king on 12 october after which louis xvi, touched by the sentiments of the residents of versailles, rescinded the order.
history of the palace of versailles
the prep hall, which survived, is now the mackay theatre. the elton road ruin was rebuilt as classrooms under john garrett, who added the university road block and began to colonise the other side of elton road. since then, the school has built yet more classroom accommodation and a new sports hall; modern languages, classics, geography, art and music have their own elton road houses, and the former playing field is now the design and technology centre.
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