Salle du Jeu de Paume in Versailles, France

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

A few blocks from the lavish Palace of Versailles, hidden behind a small side street, you can find a commemoration of one of the most pivotal events in French history. Built so that the cream of the French nobility could have a place to play Jeu de Paume, a precursor to modern tennis, this large wooden room played a very minor role in the life of the nearby palace until the fateful year of 1789. That May, King Louis XVI called together delegates from across France to address the kingdom's econo