Afterlife

Official Site of Schloss Herrenchiemsee
Castle Herrenchiemsee is a Ludwig's II dream of Versailles and it is actually a modified copy of Versailles.
http://www.herren-chiemsee.de/
good site on Ludwig II
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/2353

Castles

Official site of Chateau de Versailles
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
http://www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr/
a text on Machine of Marly
An excerpt from: Louis XIV and the Creation of Versailles
http://www.world.std.com/~hmfh/GIGPUMP.HTM
http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com
The castle itself (from outside) and its park are worth of a visit for somebody who is interested in castles.
The link leads you to the history of the castle.
http://www.musee-antiquitesnationales.fr/homes/home_id20392_u1l2.htm
King's kitchen garden in Versailles
http://www.potager-du-roi.fr/
Official site for (created by Ministery of Culture of France):
http://www.lenotre.culture.gouv.fr/ (French and English)

Savoir Faire de France
Producer of historical foods.
They conceive, produce, and market a range of products that are exceptionally flavorful, authentic, and, given their historical character, unique.

http://www.savoirfairedefrance.fr

Site about Marechal Vauban
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/6750/vauban_frame.htm