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Versailles is historical drama television series, set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. A co production between France, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, the series premiered on 16 November 2015 on Canal+ in France and on Super Channel in Canada in May 2016 on BBC Two in Britain, and on 1 October 2016 on Ovation in the United States.
The Grande Écurie replaced the King's stable, which then became the Queen's stable. Identical to the Petite Écurie, from which it is separated by the Avenue de Paris, under the Old Regime, the Great Stable was under the orders of the Grand Squire of France and housed the school for the King's Pages.
Four pavilions were built for the Secretaries of State in 1671. Jules Hardouin-Mansart had the Ministers' wings built on the basis of these pavilions in 1679. [1] The soberly ornamented Ministers' Wings, attached to the château, mark the end of the era of all-powerful ministers such as Fouquet, who defied the king with the construction of his château at Vaux-le-Vicomte.
[a 5] At the front of the salon is a rectangular garden, measuring fifty by twenty meters, [4] a veritable "cabinet de verdure" [2] entirely surrounded by trellised arches. These arcades, aligned on the north façade of the building, are made up of a series of iron frames measuring almost 3.50 m high by 2.35 m wide, executed by the locksmith ...
Classified with the Château de Versailles and its outbuildings as a historic monument by the list of 1862 and by decree of 31 October 1906.: [1] it is open to the public as part of the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, within the Domaine de Marie-Antoinette. [2]
Many foods marketed as 'high-protein' may not be as healthy as they claim due to their high-fat, sodium, and sugar content, shows a study from Spain.
Château de Versailles. Château de Versailles, former main residence of the French royal family [1] ... [2] Château de Châteaudun; Château de Châteauneuf;
When it came to appearing alongside Michael Jordan in 1996’s Space Jam, Bill Murray played hard to get.. On the most recent episode of Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the ...