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Versailles pour les nuls. Paris: Editions Générales First. ISBN 9782754015523. Dutilleux, Adolphe (1887). Notice sur le Museum national et le musée spécial de l'École française à Versailles (1792–1823). Versailles: Impr. de Cerf et fils. OCLC 457476198. Félibien, Jean-François (1703). Description sommaire de Versailles ancienne et ...
The Palace of Versailles is a visual history of French architecture from the 1630s to the 1780s. Its earliest portion, the corps de logis, was built for Louis XIII in the style of his reign with brick, marble, and slate, [6] which Le Vau surrounded in the 1660s with Enveloppe, an edifice that was inspired by Renaissance-era Italian villas. [132]
Palace of Versailles, Versailles Entrée de Charles X à Paris, par la barrière de la Villette, après son sacre. 6 juin 1825 ( French for 'Entry of Charles X into Paris, through the Barrière de la Villette, after his coronation. 6 June 1825') is an 1825 history painting by the French artist Louis-François Lejeune .
Pages in category "History of the Palace of Versailles" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The labyrinth of Versailles was a hedge maze in the Gardens of Versailles with groups of fountains and sculptures depicting Aesop's Fables. [1] André Le Nôtre initially planned a maze of unadorned paths in 1665, but in 1669, Charles Perrault advised Louis XIV to include thirty-nine fountains, each representing one of the fables of Aesop .
By virtue of an order issued by the Versailles district directorate in August 1794, the Royal Gate was destroyed, the Cour Royale was cleared and the Cour de Marbre lost its precious floor. [4] [5] In 1838, an equestrian statue of Louis XIV was installed in its place as part of the creation of the Museum of the History of France by Louis ...
Versailles was made the préfecture of the Yvelines département, the largest chunk of the former Seine-et-Oise. At the 2017 census the Yvelines had 1,438,266 inhabitants. [7] The Hôtel de Ville has been the meeting place of the town council since 1900. [8] Versailles is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (bishopric
The Grand Trianon in summer Peristyle of the Grand Trianon. The Grand Trianon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ tʁijanɔ̃]) is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles in Versailles, France.