Grand Trianon
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palace situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles
Key facts
- Alternative names
- Trianon de Marbre
- Type
- Château
- Architectural style
- French Baroque , Louis XIV style , Neoclassical and Empire Style
- Location
- Versailles , France
- Client
- Louis XIV
- Material
- Red marble
- Architect
- Jules Hardouin-Mansart
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- maison de plaisance
- Part of
- Park of Versailles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Versailles
- Official website
- www.chateauversailles.fr/en/121_The_Grand_Trianon.php
- Image
- Grand Trianon dans le domaine de Versailles en 2013 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Grand Trianon
- architect
- André Le Nôtre
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
- commissioned by
- Louis XIV of France
- Commons Institution page
- Galerie du Grand Trianon, Versailles
- inception
- 1687-00-00
- different from
- Petit Trianon
- native label
- Le Grand Trianon
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Encyclopedic overview
The Grand Trianon in 1724 The Grand Trianon in 2009 Peristyle of the Grand Trianon The Grand Trianon in summer The Grand Trianon ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ tʁijanɔ̃]) is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles in Versailles, France. It was built at the request of Louis XIV as a retreat for himself and his erstwhile maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan, and as a place where he and invited guests could take light meals (collations) away from the strict etiquette of the royal court. The Grand Trianon is set within its own park, which includes the Petit Trianon (a smaller château built in the 1760s, during the reign of Louis XV).
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