books.google.co.uk - One of the functions of Louis XIV's Versailles was to provide a setting for the receptions of ambassadors, heads of state, and other visiting dignitaries who conducted diplomatic and political business with France. These activities became particularly important after Versailles was proclaimed the new...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Diplomatic_Tours_in_the_Gardens_of_Versa.html?id=Z2CTyoG9UtwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDiplomatic Tours in the Gardens of Versailles
