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The Petit Trianon, situated at a short distance from the Grand Trianon in Versailles, France, was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by order of Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame de Pompadour, and was constructed between 1762-1768. An English park extends on the north side of the building and was frequented by Louis XVI's Queen Marie Antoinette. Image File history File links Chateau of the Petit Trianon, Versailles, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, architect File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Chateau of the Petit Trianon, Versailles, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, architect File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Versailles: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court to create the expansive entrance cour dhonneur, later copied all over Europe Monument of Louis XIV in the cour dhonneur Gardens, general view from behind the palace The Château de Versailles —or simply Versailles— is a royal ch...
The Grand Trianon, 1678, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, architect Built near Versailles by Louis XIV, the Grand Trianon was designed to act as a place where Louis XIV could rest after his work at the Palace of Versailles. ...
Versailles (pronounced , roughly vair-sye’, in French), formerly the de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...
Château of the Petit Trianon in the park at Versailles Ange-Jacques Gabriel (October 23, 1698 – January 4, 1782) was the most prominent French architect of his generation. ...
Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 until his death. ...
Madame de Pompadour, portrait by François Boucher circa 1750 Madame de Pompadour (December 29, 1721 – April 15, 1764) was the famous mistress of King Louis XV of France. ...
1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Louis XVI (born August 23, 1754 in Versailles; died January 21, 1793 in Paris) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ...
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...
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The Château The Château was built for Madame de Pompadour, the favourite of King Louis XV, but she died four years before it was ready for occupation. It was subsequently occupied by her successor, Madame du Barry. The design was by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel but the building was not complete until near the end of the reign of Louis XVI. He offered the chateau to his Queen, Marie Antoinette. The château of "Le Petit Trianon" is the perfect example of the transition from the Rococo style of the earlier part of the 18th century, to the more sober, but no less elegant, Neoclassical style of the 1760's onward. The exterior of the chateau is simple and elegant, architectually correct, without the fussy ornmentaion of the Baroque period. It is essentially a two storey cube, with five windows on each side. A peristyle of four columns on the garden and courtyard facades, is the finishing touch to the exterior. Madame de Pompadour, portrait by François Boucher circa 1750 Madame de Pompadour (December 29, 1721 – April 15, 1764) was the famous mistress of King Louis XV of France. ...
Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 until his death. ...
Madame du Barry (Marie-Jeanne, Countess du Barry) (August 19, 1743 - December 8, 1793) was a French courtesan who became the mistress of Louis XV of France. ...
Château of the Petit Trianon in the park at Versailles Ange-Jacques Gabriel (October 23, 1698 – January 4, 1782) was the most prominent French architect of his generation. ...
Louis XVI (born August 23, 1754 in Versailles; died January 21, 1793 in Paris) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ...
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...
The interior is no doubt impressive, but not nearly as imposing as Versailles. It was here that Marie Antoinette would come to escape the formality of court life and the heavy responsibilities of being Queen. Every thing at the Petit trianon was "par ordre de la Reine" (by order of the Queen.) No one was allowed to come onto the property without the Queen's invitation (not even King Louis XVI.) This caused quite an uproar amongst aristocrats, as only the Queen's "inner circle" (including the Princess de Lambelle, and the Comtess d'Artois) were allowed. Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...
It is truly in the Queen's private appartments that we see her personal touch. Her boudoir shows the most ingenuity; by the turning of a simple crank, full-length mirros slowly rise out of the floors, and into position in front of the windows. Her bedroom, although simple, is also elegant, provided with furniture from Georges Jacob and Henri-Riesener.
Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 646 KB)Hameau at Versailles . ...
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The Queen's Hamlet This is in the northern part of the English Garden. Around a lake are several cottages inspired by the farms of the Caux region, in Normandy. See Petit hameau. The English Grounds of Wörlitz were one of the largest English parks in 18th-century Europe. ...
// Geography Étretat, falaise daval and the needle The Pays de Caux is a plateau of Upper Cretaceous chalk, like that which forms the North and South Downs in southern England. ...
Mont Saint Michel, one of the famous symbols of Normandy. ...
Petit hameau, Versailles Petit hameau, the English translation of which is Little hamlet, is sometimes called Le Hameau de la Reine. This land was part of the private area of Queen Marie Antoinette at Versailles in France. ...
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