# In which room or rooms at the Versailles Palace did the negotiations of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference take place. Hall of Mirrors? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 24, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273 "2021-09-24T15:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/1 "2021-09-24T15:59:08Z")
Every article I’ve ever read on the Paris Peace Conference usually devotes a separate mention to the signing of the Versailles Treaty in the Hall of Mirrors, leading me to assume that the negotiations were held elsewhere in the palace. I have not come across which rooms were used for that purpose (if at all). ---
**Author:** ![smilingbandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@smilingbandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingbandit)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/2 "2021-09-24T16:04:10Z")
Can you clarify the question? The conferences were held over months. The final signing took place at Versailles and it’s not unreasonable to assume there were quite a lot of diplomats and attaches wandering the place. From wikipedia: “It is often referred to as the “Versailles Conference,” but only the signing of the first treaty took place there, in the historic palace, and the negotiations occurred at the [Quai d’Orsay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quai_d%27Orsay), in Paris”. > **[Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Peace_Conference_(1919%E2%80%931920))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Paris Peace Conference was the formal meeting in 1919 and 1920 of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. Dominated by the leaders of Britain, France, the United States and Italy, it resulted in five treaties that rearranged the maps of Europe and parts of Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands, and also imposed financial penalties. Germany and the other losing nations had no v... ---
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/3 "2021-09-24T16:20:02Z")
Thanks smilingbandit. I see a mention of M. Pichon’s Room Quai d’Orsay as a venue for the negotiations. What type of venue was it? A university, a home? ---
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/4 "2021-09-24T16:23:40Z")
37 Quai d’Orsay in Paris, stands the façade of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. That must have been the venue… ---
**Author:** ![smilingbandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@smilingbandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingbandit)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/5 "2021-09-24T16:25:28Z")
It’s a road (and neighborhood) located in Paris. Presumably the negotiations specifically took place in and around the Foreign Affairs Ministry building, a picture of which is included in the article below. > **[Quai d'Orsay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quai_d'Orsay)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}48°51′46″N 2°18′36″E / 48.86278°N 2.31000°E / 48.86278; 2.31000 > The Quai d'Orsay (/ˌkeɪ dɔːrˈseɪ/ KAY dor-SAY, French: \[ke dɔʁsɛ\] (listen)) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement ... https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.8626373,2.3086028&z=17&output=embed&dg=ntvb&q=Quai%2Bd%27Orsay,%2B75007%2BParis,%2BFrance ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/6 "2021-09-24T16:45:48Z")
“Quai d’Orsay” has frequently been used as a synonym for the Ministry (sounds a bit classier than “Foggy Bottom”?), but judging by the [numbers of different sets of negotiations and negotiating delegations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Peace_Conference_(1919%E2%80%931920)), almost every available hotel and meeting room in Paris must have been pressed into service at some time. ---
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/7 "2021-09-24T16:53:23Z")
Any particular ones that you know of? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/8 "2021-09-24T17:03:22Z")
Sorry, guessing. ---
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/9 "2021-09-24T18:01:10Z")
The room used for the most important sessions at the Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères was what is now the [Salon de l’Horloge](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/discover-the-ministry-history-virtual-tour-etc/our-buildings/the-quai-d-orsay/article/the-clock-room). ---
**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-room-or-rooms-at-the-versailles-palace-did-the-negotiations-of-the-1919-paris-peace-conference-take-place-hall-of-mirrors/951273/10 "2021-09-25T00:26:26Z")
Thanks APB.