2405: Chateau of Versailles... Jul 22, 2021

The Palace of Versailles is huge: 8.2 km². Still, the French name is 'Château de Versailles' (Chateau of Versailles), and not something like 'Palais de Versailles' (Palace...). The difference is fairly minute, but 'Chateau' in this case is not used how it was taken on to mean in English which is usually of a smaller estate especially for wine. Still, the word comes from the Old French 'chastel' which has the same root as 'castle'.