Where was the opulent Louis XVI palace located?

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Versailles

Paris

Bordeaux

Marseille

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The opulent palace of Louis XVI was located in Versailles.
Louis XVI reigned as King of France from 1774 to 1792. He squandered the taxpayers' money by living in a lavish palace in Versailles, France, that was very expensive to maintain. Louis XIV reigned over a centralised, absolute monarchy state that revolved totally on him from his home base in Versailles. The King resided in a suite of three chambers set aside for his use on the first floor of the palace's main wing. Building such an opulent complex was a crucial aspect of the monarchy's control and ideas of absolutism. Louis took office with a bare treasury. However, the long-running struggle had exhausted France's financial resources.

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