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  2. Angelina (tea house) - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, an Angelina café was opened at Petit Trianon in the Palace of Versailles. Two years later, another was opened there, in the Pavillon d'Orléans. There is another at the Musée du Luxembourg and a Boutique Angelina at 108 Rue du Bac. Another tea house opened recently at the Jardin d'Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne.

  3. Potager du roi, Versailles - Wikipedia

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    The Potager du roi (Kitchen Garden of the King), near the Palace of Versailles, produced fresh vegetables and fruits for the table of the court of Louis XIV. It was created between 1678 and 1683 by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens.

  4. Ministers' Wings - Wikipedia

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    The northern Ministers' Wing in the Cour d'Honneur at the Palace of Versailles (2011).. The Ministers' wings are outbuildings of the Palace of Versailles located in the Cour d'Honneur; the south wing now houses the Princes' bookshop and the ticket office, while the north wing is used to welcome groups of visitors.

  5. 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]

  6. 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 ...

  7. Parts of Versailles will be turned into a hotel to pay the bills

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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 ...

  8. Château de Marly - Wikipedia

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    Life at the château c.1780s. The works at Marly were begun in the spring of 1679, on 22 May, [1] before Louis had moved his court permanently to Versailles. The king was looking for a retreat on well-wooded royal lands between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye that were well-watered [2] and provided a grand view.

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