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The estate of Versailles consists of the palace, the subsidiary buildings around it, and its park and gardens. As of June 2021, the estate altogether covers an area of 800 hectares (8.0 km 2 ; 2,000 acres), [ 178 ] with the park and gardens laid out to the south, west, and north of the palace. [ 179 ]
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 ...
Universities and colleges in Versailles (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Versailles" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Château du Petit Trianon is a building located in the Petit Trianon estate in the Parc de Versailles, in the French department of Yvelines in the Île-de-France region. Built by King Louis XV's architect, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, between 1762 and 1768, it is considered a masterpiece of neoclassicism, combining the most modern taste with ...
The present chapel of the Palace of Versailles is the fifth in the history of the palace. These chapels evolved with the expansion of the château and formed the focal point of the daily life of the court during the Ancien Régime (Bluche, 1986, 1991; Petitfils, 1995; Solnon, 1987).
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The Palace of Versailles, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, is about to be turned into a hotel. The chateau's constructions began in 1664 and the palace became the house of France's ...
The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. As a result of Louis Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII’s château, constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign (1669–1672), the King and Queen had new apartments in the new addition, known at the time as the château neuf (new palace