This Palace Bankrupted an Entire Nation

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[00:00:00]Did you know one palace bankrupted an entire nation? In 1661, the Sun King, Louis the 14th, decided to transform a simple hunting lodge into the most extravagant palace in history. For 50 years, 36,000 workers labored to build Versailles. The project devoured 25% [music] of France's entire budget. The result: 2,300 rooms, 67 staircases, and 1,400 fountains. But while the Sun King lived in unimaginable luxury, French peasants starved in the streets. This massive display of royal excess would plant the seeds of revolution that would topple the monarchy 100 years later.