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Chateau of Versailles, by the numbers

December 26, 2009 at 11:59PM

Chateau of Versailles, by the numbers Roofing surface area: 27 acres Floor space: More than 551,000 square feet Windows: 2,153 Rooms: 700 Staircases: 67 Paintings: 6,123 Drawings: 1,500 Engravings: 15,034 Sculptures: 2,102 Furniture and objets d'art: 5,210 Jim Buchta Source: Chateau de Versailles

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