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The lost carpets of King Louis XIV are finally on display in Paris

The “Sun King” commissioned 92 carpets for the Louvre, then moved to Versailles. They're finally on view 350 years later.
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Scientists Challenge Louis XIV’s Cause Of Death After Studying Mummified Heart

Scientists have reexamined a mummified fragment of Louis XIV’s heart and now say the Sun King may have died from a chronic fungal infection rather than the gangrene long believed to have killed him ...

Sun King's elaborate, vast carpets go on display for the first time ever inside Paris' Grand Palais

Beneath the vaulted glass roof of Paris’s Grand Palais, history is being unrolled. For the first time ever thirty two ...

The Sun King's Rediscovered Treasure: An Exhibition of Exceptional Artworks at the Grand Palais, Featuring Nighttime Views

An exceptional decorative ensemble, one of the largest ever created for a royal palace, it will be on display for a few days within the magnificent setting of the Nef of the Grand Palais. This ...

Sun King's elaborate, vast carpets go on display for the first time ever inside Paris' Grand...

For the first time ever thirty two beautifully crafted and elaborately designed carpets made for France's Sun King, Louis XIV are on display. The sumptuous textiles were created for the Louvre Palace, ...