Is it the Palace of Versailles ?

Is it the Palace of Versailles or one Canadian couple's $17.8m copy? Mansion built by husband and wife for 18th century-themed wedding... and sold just three months later

By Daily Mail Reporters
PUBLISHED: 17:47 GMT, 6 October 2013 | UPDATED: 21:27 GMT, 6 October 2013

A well-to-do Canadian couple are selling their opulent $17.8 million mansion, which has a palace-like balcony purpose-built for the newlywed's first kiss.
The 24,000 square foot Château de Versailles in Vaughan has six-bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, an extended driveway that fits 30 cars and a foyer big enough to fit a shopping mall inside.

Its owners, two entrepreneurs, had fallen in love with France's Palace of Versailles during regular visits over the past eight years and wanted to bring some of that splendor home.

A well-to-do Canadian couple are selling their opulent $17.8 million mansion, pictured

It comes complete with countless chandeliers and ornate staircases

The 24,000 square foot Château de Versailles in Vaughan has six-bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and a zebra in the living room

'I know this sounds corny, but we built the home to have our wedding kiss on the balcony,' the owner, who asked not to be named, told The Toronto Star.

However it took so long to get every detail perfect, the nuptials had to be postponed several times.

In the end it took five years to finish. The wedding went ahead just over a year ago, before a crowd of 100 family and friends.

The home has an extended driveway that fits 30 cars and a foyer big enough to fit a shopping mall inside

The bedroom is shown with a four-poster bed, chandelier and Venetian costumes, thought to be the couple's wedding outfits

The palace has an indoor swimming pool and a driveway that fits 30 cars

They were all dressed in 18th century Venetian costumes, the Star reported.

And the couple had their long-awaited kiss on the balcony.
A few months later, they put the home up for sale.
The two-acre property on Rocmary Place boasts intriguing interior decor includes countless sculptures, chandeliers, murals, marble floors and an interesting wood and wrought-iron staircase.

In the end, the home took five years to finish. The couple's wedding went ahead just over a year ago, before a crowd of 100 family and friends

They couple had their first kiss on the purpose-built balcony and everyone dressed in 18th century Venetian costumes

The rear of the home is equally impressive with its balconies and spiral staircase

There is an indoor swimming pool fit for a king and a sprawling piazza with an ornate front gate.

Listing agent Michelle Schipper told The Star there have been about a dozen showings since the house went on the market, mostly from overseas buyers in China, the Middle East and Russia.

Then there are the calls from couples wanting to re-enact that kiss.

'(I've had three or four calls from) 'people asking if they can be married there,' she said.

The home features ornate front gates and statues that hark back to 18th century grandeur

A fountain in the piazza is reminiscent of the fountain at the Palace of Versailles in France

Listing agent Michelle Schipper said there have been about a dozen showings since the house went on the market, mostly from overseas buyers in China, the Middle East and Russia.