text: But by far the most striking of these lavish royal apartments is the glittering Galerie des Glaces ( Hall of Mirrors ) , 73 m ( 240 ft ) long , built to catch every ray of the setting sun in the 17 tall arched panels of mirrors .
  
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  The worst thing to view would have to be the Galerie des Glaces , built to aim the sunlight into the eyes of drivers nearby .