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2. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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   Versailles around 1652, engraving by Jacques Gomboust []. In 1623, [5] [6] Louis XIII, king of France, built a hunting lodge on a hill in a favourite hunting ground, 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Paris, [7] and 16 kilometres (10 mi) from his primary residence, the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [8]

3. Grand Trianon - Wikipedia

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   [3] This was a departure from the variegated marbles, rich colors, and gilding which defined the interiors at Versailles. Instead of the heavy ornamentation on display in the palace, the walls of the Trianon were covered in delicately carved wood boiseries, with plaster friezes, pilasters, and capitals of noticeably more refined, delicate ...

4. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National ...

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   The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles (French: Établissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles) is a French public establishment founded in 1995, and working under the supervision of the French Ministry of Culture, in order to administer the Palace of Versailles.

5. The King's, then Queen's stables - Wikipedia

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   Location of The King's, then Queen's stables in Île-de-France (region) The King's Stables are located in Versailles , at 5 Carnot street, a few hundred meters from the Palace . Constituting the Royal Stables (an institution employing hundreds of people [ 1 ] at the time of Louis XIV 's installation at Versailles), they were built in 1672.

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   It’s beyond easy to book your own all-inclusive vacay online, even if you are a travel newbie. The post The best websites for all-inclusive vacation packages — because we out here this summer ...

7. Petit Trianon - Wikipedia

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   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 ...