The Petit Trianon is one of the most refined places in Versailles. The work of the architect Ange Jacques Gabriel, it was given to Marie-Antoinette by Louis XVI in 1774. Far from the rigid protocol in effect at the Château de Versailles, the queen could modify the residence and its grounds according...
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The Petit Trianon is one of the most refined places in Versailles. The work of the architect Ange Jacques Gabriel, it was given to Marie-Antoinette by Louis XVI in 1774. Far from the rigid protocol in effect at the Château de Versailles, the queen could modify the residence and its grounds according to her tastes.
Lavishly illustrated, this guide features complete descriptions of each of the rooms of the Petit Trianon and of the exterior spaces. It invites the reader into magnificent settings that bear witness to the aesthetic choices of the queen and the princesses who succeeded her.
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