This week in Versailles
Police Investigations and Cases in Versailles
Saturday 29 March 2025
15:00 to 16:30
Saturday 03 May 2025
15:00 to 16:30
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78000
Versailles
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 48.800371
Longitude : 2.12825
Event Organizer
Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Versailles Grand Parc
Location
78000
Versailles
Presentation
Relive the major criminal cases that occurred in Versailles from the royal era all the way to the 20th century!
Discover the underlying facts of the greatest scandals of the monarchy, as well as other stories recounted in the police reports at the time. You will hear about the Affair of the Poisons during Louis XIV’s reign, French writer Zola’s trial, as well as about French criminal Landru’s case during the 20th century. Walking through the streets from the palace to the city law court through the old prison neighborhood, your guide will tell you all about these incredible stories that happened in Versailles…
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But also a thousand and one miscellaneous events recounted in the police reports of the time. At the heart of a considerable judicial jurisdiction, Versailles later still vibrated with emotion during the French writer Emile Zola's or criminal ...