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Plan of the French Pavilion based on old prints and drawings by Claude-Louis Châtelet, updated after the latest restorations. The pavilion is called "French" because of its location in the centre of the formal garden. [39] It is a model of Rococo architecture. Its plan is centred, in the shape of a St Andrew's cross.
Five subsidiary structures located near the Palace of Versailles have a historical relation with the history and evolution of the palace. Of these five structures – the Ménagerie, the Pavillon de la Lanterne, the Trianon de Porcelaine, the Grand Trianon (also called the Marble Trianon), and the Petit Trianon – two have been destroyed (the Ménagerie and the Trianon de Porcelaine); however ...
As early as 1749, a menagerie, consisting simply of a farmyard and a stable, was built on the north-eastern plots of Mansart's château, and, in the center of a new french formal garden, a first pavilion was erected for games, snacks and concerts: the French Pavilion. [a 1] Ange-Jacques Gabriel's design for a "trellis cabinet for Trianon", 1751.
North Versailles, East McKeesport, Wilmerding, and Wall consolidated school systems in the early 1960s to form the East Allegheny School District.East Allegheny High School (the Wildcats – 1969) is situated off Route 48 (Jack's Run Road) near the intersection of U.S. Route 30.
Map of Versailles, 1756, showing Paris Avenue to the right of the central axis and Place d'Armes. The Paris Avenue was born of the Sun King's desire to build a wide, straight, tree-lined avenue leading from the Place d'Armes, to showcase the palace of Versailles by creating a perspective view.
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Between 1663 and 1665, Louis XIV purchased the hamlet of Trianon, on the outskirts of Versailles.In 1670, he commissioned the architect Louis Le Vau to design a porcelain pavilion (Trianon de porcelaine) to be built there.
The terminal pavilion of the north wing, intended for this, had been carried up to its full height only on the garden side; on the street side it had advanced no further than the foundations. [23] At the time, it represented the finest example in theatre design, having 712 seats, and it was the largest theatre in Europe.