Versailles Palace and Trianons

In a 700-hectare park, where Louis XIII had a hunting lodge, Louis XIV ordered the construction of a grand palace. To that end he hired the architect Louis Le Vau (1612-1670) and by his death Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708), a relative of the creator of mansards. He had the landscape commissioned to André Le Nôtre (1613-1700). It houses an important historical museum.

Num parque de 700 hectares, onde Luís XIII possuía um pavilhão de caça, mandou Luís XIV construir um grandioso palácio. Para o efeito contratou o arquiteto Luís Le Vau (1612-1670) e por sua morte Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708), familiar do criador das mansardas. Da paisagem encarregou André Le Nôtre (1613-1700). Possuí importante museu histórico.

Pierre Patel elder (1605-1676)-'view of Versailles'-oil on canvas-1668   Versailles-Musée National du Château et des Trianons

Pierre Patel elder (1605-1676)-'palace of Versailles'-flemish tapestry (William Morris)

Jean-Baptiste Martin (1658-1735)-'town and palace of Versailles' oil on canvas-1688   Versailles-Grand Trianon

Jean-Baptiste Martin (1658-1735)-'garden of Versailles (bosquet)'-oil on canvas

Israël Silvestre (1621-1691)- Versailles Palace forecourt'-engraving-1682   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pierre-Denis Martin (1663-1742)-'view of Versailles Palace seen from Place d'armes'-ca 1722