Last updated on 6 July 2024
Versailles 3D is a comprehensive multimedia project to discover the history of the famous Palace of Versailles through an interactive tour.
Versailles 3D is a good example of what digital technologies can offer historians and the general public to discover the history and cultural heritage of a site like Versailles.
You will be able to take an interactive tour and immerse yourself in video and dozens of 3D models in centuries of history. A multimedia tour of what has been, in turn, the Royal Palace, the Museum and the Republic Building and has now become one of the most visited tourist sites in the world. Versailles 3D is divided into two large parts. The first, more pedagogical, allows you to go through 5 centuries of creation with three-dimensional models in which you will be able to move with the end of the mouse according to the periods. The most recent period alone is worth the detour. It uses Google's street view technology and offers the discovery of the gardens, the King and Queen's large apartments and the Hall of Mirrors.
This part also offers several videos to understand the evolution of the place through the times. Short videos of impeccable quality.
The other major part of the site is dedicated to Multimedia projects around the Palace of Versailles. This is the case, for example, with an interactive film ‘Chaos to Perfection’, which takes visitors to a dreamy and musical Versailles. In this second large part of the Versailles 3D site we particularly liked a game offered to the youngest "Pagaille à Versailles". A real success that leads the children to help the architects of Versailles to build the castle.
Playful and interactive, the game allows here to Immerse yourself in history. Great art. Versailles 3D is preparing versions for mobiles and tablets, which can also be found in this section.
The interactive visit of the castle of Versailles in the classroom.
The interactive tour Versailles 3D is a great tool to talk about Versailles to a class. Whether it is to illustrate a history course or to prepare a visit, the site is full of useful resources for the teacher. By flexing the part of the site devoted to the game ‘Pagaille à Versailles’, Versailles 3D can also be used to invite students to learn while having fun thanks to irreproachable technology and historical commentary.
This project with which Google collaborated is free, it deserves a place in your favorites. You can visit Versailles 3D here on the web.
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