The Palace of Versailles is indeed splendid and impressive. It shows the power and the refined taste of his first master, king Louis XIV. By moving to Versailles, the Sun King, as he was known, was following a policy aimed at taking more control from the French nobility in government issues; the court was there and this helped the monarch control policy-making; it also meant taking distance from the populace of Paris.
The palace was used to showcase the wealth and power of King Louis XIV. Visitors to Versailles would marvel at its magnificence. It was also used to restrict the power of the nobles. Because the nobles lived at Versailles and were so occupied with attending to the king’s every need and fighting to gain ranks and positions in the palace, they were much less likely to rebel and overthrow the king.
