Salle des Croisades
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The Salle des Croisades ("Hall of Crusades") are a set of rooms located in the Palace of Versailles
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The rooms were created in the mid-19th century by king Louis-Philippe, and opened in 1843, at a time when France
was seized with enthusiasm with its historical past, and especially the Crusades
period. The rooms are filled with over 120 paintings related to the Crusades. King Louis-Philippe included the names of the thousands of family whose ancestors went to the Crusades, encouraging many forgeries at that time.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
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The rooms were created in the mid-19th century by king Louis-Philippe, and opened in 1843, at a time when France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
was seized with enthusiasm with its historical past, and especially the Crusades
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
period. The rooms are filled with over 120 paintings related to the Crusades. King Louis-Philippe included the names of the thousands of family whose ancestors went to the Crusades, encouraging many forgeries at that time.