France is rolling out the red carpet for at one of its most magnificent and emblematic monuments: the Palace of Versailles, which celebrates its 400th anniversary.

Charles and Queen Camilla害羞草研究所檚 three-day trip to Paris and Bordeaux, starting Wednesday, includes a grand dinner at Versailles in the presence of over 150 guests in the Hall of Mirrors.

The palace has recently opened a gallery retracing its history, from its creation as a modest hunting lodge in 1623 to last century害羞草研究所檚 key diplomatic events 害羞草研究所� including the visits of Charles害羞草研究所� predecessors.

French President Emmanuel Macron害羞草研究所檚 office said Wednesday害羞草研究所檚 dinner echoes the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, when she was greeted at the Palace by President Georges Pompidou. King Charles liked the idea of following in his mother害羞草研究所檚 footsteps, according to Macron害羞草研究所檚 office.

Elizabeth II also visited the palace in 1958 and 10 years earlier, four years before her coronation in 1952.

Catherine P茅gard, president of the Palace of Versailles, praised the 害羞草研究所渘ever-ending story害羞草研究所� of the palace that 害羞草研究所渋ncludes visits from French children who come to Versailles with their classes, as well as visits from His Majesty the King of England or tourists who arrive from Asia and are less familiar with the history.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淎nd we have a story to tell each one of them,害羞草研究所� she told The Associated Press.

Usually filled with a chaotic crowd of photo-snapping tourists from across the world, the Hall of Mirrors will be closed to visitors Wednesday to prepare for the royal banquet.

On the menu : blue lobster and crab followed by Bresse poultry and a gratin of cep mushrooms prepared, respectively, by French chefs Anne-Sophie Pic and Yannick All茅no, both awarded three Michelin stars. The cheese course will feature France害羞草研究所檚 Comt茅 and Britain害羞草研究所檚 Stichelton blue cheese. For dessert, world-famous pastry chef Pierre Herm茅 will prepare his rose macaroon cookie, composed of rose petal cream, raspberries and lychees.

Charles害羞草研究所� visit will make one more date in the Palace害羞草研究所檚 long history starting from King Louis XIII, to the French revolution and all the way to modern times that is being presented on its ground floor into the newly opened Gallery of the History of the Palace.

The gallery has 11 rooms, each thematic and largely chronological, presenting over 120 works aimed at providing visitors from across the world with an immediate understanding of the complex history of the palace.

It brings together recently acquired works alongside paintings and artworks that for many years had gone unseen as they害羞草研究所檇 been in storage, along with others that are now repositioned and better enhanced.

Laurent Salom茅, director of the National Museum of the Palace of Versailles and Trianon, said the exhibit features a number of masterpieces.

害羞草研究所淥ur intention was to create a first great moment of pleasure for visitors. First of all, because they害羞草研究所檝e traveled a long way. For a long time, they害羞草研究所檝e dreamed of Versailles. We didn害羞草研究所檛 want to give them a boring lesson to start their visit,害羞草研究所� he said.

Some artworks come from the original version of the palace and its gardens under its great builder Louis XIV, who decided to expand his father害羞草研究所檚 hunting lodge.

It害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渁 history made by not just one monarch, it害羞草研究所檚 also an enormous team of artists 害羞草研究所� and the greatest artists. A good thing about absolute monarchy is to be able to gather all the best people at the same place,害羞草研究所� Salom茅 stressed.

Today the Palace contains 2,300 rooms spread over 63,154 square meters (679,784 square feet).

The historical gallery also offers the opportunity to discover anecdotes about the Palace害羞草研究所檚 life 害羞草研究所� like some panels in the 害羞草研究所淐hinese chamber害羞草研究所� of Queen Marie Leszczynska, Louis XV害羞草研究所檚 wife, that she in part painted herself.

In the last rooms, visitors can see the famous desk where the 1919 Treaty of Versailles was signed that formally ended World War I, as well as photos and archival video of heads of states and royalty honored at the palace during the 20th century.

害羞草研究所淭he idea is also to show that there is a gradual transformation of the Ch芒teau de Versailles, which has always remained alive through the centuries, from its creation to the present day,害羞草研究所� Salom茅 said.

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