The Palace at Versailles and Nan Madol are similar and different through the idea of the national capital. The Palace at Versailles was created because of Louis XIV of France who wanted to move his court out of Paris. He moved it to the small hunting lodge of Versailles. This is similar to Nan Madol which ruling Saudeleur chief moved his village to this island to control the activities so it could be more closely observed. Both are were excluded from the commoners. Another similarity is the complexity of the architectures.Nan Madol is a series of artificial islets in the shallow water. It is also known as the Venice of the Pacific. The Palace at Versailles is complex with its different rooms of marble and gold and paintings. Each one has