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Since France was an absolute monarchy, Louis XIV built a palace that symbolized his immense power and royal splendor—the Palace of Versailles.

When people visit France, they often travel just outside Paris to see Versailles.

Designed in the Baroque style, Versailles is exceptionally large and magnificently decorated. However, surprisingly, it did not have a single bathroom.

Instead, each noble brought their own portable toilet. During grand banquets, those who didn’t have one would relieve themselves in the garden. Frustrated by this, the palace gardener eventually put up signs warning people not to use the garden as a toilet.

Some theories suggest that this situation led to the development of modern etiquette, with the French word "etiquette"possibly originating from the signs ("estiquier") placed around Versailles to enforce proper behavior.