The call for paper for the symposium “The Myth of Versailles and European Courts, 18th and 19th centuries”, organized by the Centre de recherche du château de Versailles the 17th, 18th and 19th June 2021, is online.

This symposium is organised in conjunction with the research programme “Court identities and the myth of Versailles in Europe: perception, adherence and rejection (18th-19th centuries)” led by the Centre de recherche since 2017. The aim is to analyse the modus operandi of the myth of Versailles in the monarchic Europe of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, taking into account the two contradictory yet complementary elements that characterise the idea of myth: the real and the reconstruction of the real. The focus of this conference will therefore be twofold: understanding how the different aspects specific to the identity of Versailles have fuelled an illusion, but also discerning how this illusion gave rise to other accomplishments, whether architectural, ritual or political.

The applications can be sent until the 31st October 2020 before being examined by a scientific committee. We would be pleased if this symposium could gather international researchers, so do not hesitate to share the information or to participate!