Places to see in ( Versailles - France ) The Trianons & The Hamlet
Places to see in ( Versailles - France ) The Trianons & The Hamlet
A long walk across the garden (or reachable by the little train), will take you to the Grand Trianon (Grand Pavilion), in pink-and-white marble. Le Vau built a Porcelain Trianon here in 1670, covered with blue-and-white china tiles, but it was fragile and soon fell into ruin. So, in 1687, Louis XIV commissioned Hardouin-Mansart to build the Grand Trianon. Traditionally, it has been a place where France has lodged important guests, though de Gaulle wanted to turn it into a weekend retreat. Nixon once slept here in the room where Mme de Pompadour died. Mme de Maintenon also slept here, as did Napoleon. The original furnishings are gone, of course, with mostly Empire pieces there today.
Gabriel, the designer of place de la Concorde in Paris, built the Petit Trianon in 1768 for Louis XV. Louis used it for his trysts with Mme du Barry. When he died, Louis XVI presented it to his wife, and Marie Antoinette adopted it as her favorite residence, a place to escape the rigid life and oppressive scrutiny at the main palace. Many of the current furnishings, including a few in her rather modest bedchamber, belonged to the ill-fated queen.
Rousseau's theories about recapturing the natural beauty and noble simplicity of life were much in favor in the late 18th century, and they prompted Marie Antoinette to have Mique build her the 12-house Le Hameau (Hamlet) on the banks of the Grand Trianon Lake in 1783. She wanted a chance to experience the simplicity of peasant life -- or at least peasant life as seen through the eyes of a frivolous queen. Dressed as a shepherdess, she would come here to watch sheep being tended and cows being milked, men fishing, washerwomen beating their laundry in the lake, and donkey carts bringing corn to be ground at the mill. The interiors of the hamlet buildings cannot be visited, but the surrounding informal landscaping -- in obvious contrast to the formality of the other gardens at Versailles -- and bizarre origins make views of their exteriors one of the most popular attractions here.
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Versailles, France: Palace Gardens and Little Hamlet
More info about travel to Versailles: The Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France, was built along an eight-mile axis. The palace's lavish gardens were Louis XIV's way of asserting his total command over nature, while Marie Antoinette's Little Hamlet fulfilled the queen's rustic fantasy of peasant life.
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A Walk Around Hameau de la Reine, Château de Versailles, France
The Hameau de la Reine is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the Queen and her closest friends, a place of leisure. Designed by the Queen's favoured architect, Richard Mique with the help of the painter Hubert Robert, it contained a meadowland with lakes and streams, a classical Temple of Love on an island with fragrant shrubs and flowers, an octagonal Belvédère, with a neighbouring grotto and cascade. There are also various buildings in a rustic or vernacular style, inspired by Norman or Flemish design, situated around an irregular pond fed by a stream that turned a mill wheel. The building scheme included a farmhouse, (the farm was to produce milk and eggs for the queen), a dairy, a dovecote, a boudoir, a barn that burned down during the French Revolution, a mill and a tower in the form of a lighthouse. Each building is decorated with a garden, an orchard or a flower garden. The largest and most famous of these houses is the Queen's House, connected to the Billiard house by a wooden gallery, at the center of the village. A working farm was close to the idyllic, fantasy-like setting of the Queen's Hamlet.
The hameau is the best-known of a series of rustic garden constructions built at the time, notably the Prince of Condé's Hameau de Chantilly (1774–1775) which was the inspiration for the Versailles hamlet. Such model farms, operating under principles espoused by the Physiocrats, were fashionable among the French aristocracy at the time. One primary purpose of the hameau was to add to the ambiance of the Petit Trianon, giving the illusion that it was deep in the countryside rather than within the confines of Versailles. The rooms at the hameau allowed for more intimacy than the grand salons at Versailles or at the Petit Trianon.
Abandoned after the French Revolution, it was renovated in the late 1990s and is open to the public.
Versailles: Marie-Antoinette's Estate & Trianon Palaces
Part of the huge complex of The Palace of Versailles, this area is roughly a 25 to 30 minute walk from the main palace. Marie-Antoinette's Estate consists of a hamlet. along with a working farm, a private theater and other buildings. She came here often to escape the requirements of court life.
The feeling here is less hectic than the main palace and offers a nice respite from it, with a small lake and various gardens.
Here is a link to the map of the entire complex to show how various areas were laid out:
Ed did the camcorder video filming and all narration heard, while I edited, put it all together, etc.
Versailles, France - Palace of Versailles (2018)
The Palace of Versailles (French: Château de Versailles) was the principal residence of the Kings of France from Louis XIV in 1682 until the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789. It is located in the Yvelines Department of the Île-de-France region, about twenty kilometers (14 miles) southwest of the centre of Paris.
The Palace is now a French Historic Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Opera theater, and royal apartments; for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park; the small rustic hamlet created for Marie Antoinette; and the vast Gardens of Versailles with fountains, canals, and geometric flower beds and groves, laid out by André le Nôtre. The Palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the French Revolution, but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored.
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Driver-Guide-France ,a company based in Paris can arrange private Tours by car or minibus,driven by a qualified tour guide ; He/She will guide you within the palace,but also across the gardens,and the park,so that you can discover the Trianons,and above all the cute village ( Hidden treasure indeed ) built for Marie-Antoinette,just 3 years before the beginning of the French Revolution ! Not to be missed !
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A Walk Around The Petit Trianon, Chateau de Versailles, France
The Petit Trianon, built between 1762 and 1768 during the reign of Louis XV of France, is a small château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. The park of the Grand Trianon includes the Petit Trianon.
On 5 October 1789, Marie Antoinette was in the gardens of the Petit Trianon when a page brought news of the imminent arrival of an armed crowd from Paris. With the enforced departure of the royal family the next day the Petit Trianon was almost abandoned except for the gardeners and other staff who continued to live there. Renovations that had been underway were interrupted, leaving large sums owed to builders. The former Queen's gardener Antoine Richard was appointed as curator of the gardens and plant nursery in 1792 by the Minister of the Interior. After the final overthrow of the monarchy in July 1792, all of the furniture, art works and other valuables of the Petit Trianon were given to auction, under a decree of the Convention dated 10 June 1793. The auction began on Sunday, August 25, 1793 and continued until 11 August 1794. The properties sold were widely scattered. Silverware, lead and brass fixtures were requisitioned for use in the arsenals. The sculptor Amable Boichard was appointed in April 1794 to remove emblems of royalty and feudalism from the property.
Under the new Republic, the Petit Trianon underwent a number of changes. Declared national property, the land was divided into ten lots. The City of Versailles proposed that a botanical garden be established, but this plan was not adopted. In 1796, the land was leased to a tavern. By 1801, the use of the grounds for dances and festivals had led to neglect and vandalism. The buildings of the hamlet were reported to be dilapidated. Some improvements in the layout of the gardens were subsequently made and a school located in part of the complex.
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Versailles October 20, 2012 Petit Trianon and L' Hamlet
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„The Hameau de la Reine (The Queen's Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the Queen and her closest friends, a place of leisure. Designed by the Queen's favoured architect, Richard Mique with the help of the painter Hubert Robert, it contained a meadowland with lakes and streams, a classical Temple of Love on an island with fragrant shrubs and flowers, an octagonal belvedere, with a neighbouring grotto and cascade. There are also various buildings in a rustic or vernacular style, inspired by Norman or Flemish design, situated around an irregular pond fed by a stream that turned a mill wheel. The building scheme included a farmhouse, (the farm was to produce milk and eggs for the queen), a dairy, a dovecote, a boudoir, a barn that burned down during the French Revolution, a mill and a tower in the form of a lighthouse. Each building is decorated with a garden, an orchard or a flower garden. The largest and most famous of these houses is the Queen's House, connected to the Billiard house by a wooden gallery, at the center of the village. A working farm was close to the idyllic, fantasy-like setting of the Queen’s Hamlet.
The hameau is the best-known of a series of rustic garden constructions built at the time, notably the Prince of Condé's Hameau de Chantilly (1774–1775) which was the inspiration for the Versailles hamlet. Such model farms operating under principles espoused by the Physiocrats, were fashionable among the French aristocracy at the time. One primary purpose of the hameau was to add to the ambiance of the Petit Trianon, giving the illusion that it was deep in the countryside rather than within the confines of Versailles. The rooms at the hameau allowed for more intimacy than the grand salons at Versailles or at the Petit Trianon.”
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The Secret Versailles Of Marie Antoinette
The Queen’s Hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasant’s cottage hidden in the Versailles gardens. A romantic hide-away, Marie-Antoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in Vienna. The Revolution left it for a ruin. Now, two centuries later its renovation finally begins. In summer 2017, it will reopen to the public restored to its original glory, as an extraordinary jewel of Versailles. Following the restoration, this docudrama in will uncover Marie-Antoinette’s greatness as a master of fashion and style and revisit the saga of France’s legendary Queen, from Vienna to her demise on the Guillotine. An intimate portrait of a ‘too-modern woman’ caught in the whirlwinds of History.
Marie Antoinette's playground. The Queen's Hamlet, Palace of Versailles.
The Queen’s Hamlet, Marie Antoinette’s quaint little village and farm is one of the highlights of Versailles. Marie Antoinette wanted to experience the simpler pleasures in life. The Hameau was built on the grounds of Versailles by the Queen’s architect, Richard Mique. It contained cottages, a pond, orchard, flower gardens, a mill, and a working farm with cows, sheep, and chickens that produced milk and eggs for the queen. Marie wanted a refuge away from the formality of the court of Versailles. She and her friends would dress in peasant clothes and almost role play as if they were shepherdesses and farmers. If you go to Chateau de Versailles, of course you will see the Palace which has the famous Hall of Mirrors and the beautiful gardens, but many people overlook the Trianon Estate and the Hameau de la Reine. They’re all definitely worth visiting. Enjoy!
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The Palace of Versailles (French: Château de Versailles; was the principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV until the start of the French Revolution in 1789 under Louis XVI. It is located in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the centre of Paris.
The palace is now a Monument historique and UNESCO World Heritage site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera, and the royal apartments; for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park; the small rustic Hameau (Hamlet) created for Marie Antoinette; and the vast Gardens of Versailles with fountains, canals, and geometric flower beds and groves, laid out by André le Nôtre. The Palace was stripped of all its furnishings after the French Revolution, but many pieces have been returned and many of the palace rooms have been restored.
In 2017 the Palace of Versailles received 7,700,000 visitors, making it the second-most visited monument in the Île-de-France region, just behind the Louvre and ahead of the Eiffel Tower.
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Non loin du Château de Versailles, Louis XIV donna libre cours à son amour de l’architecture et des jardins en créant un domaine réservé à son usage personnel. Aménagés à l’emplacement d’un ancien village, les lieux en conservèrent tout naturellement le nom : Trianon. Louis XV puis la reine Marie-Antoinette tombèrent à leur tour sous le charme des lieux et contribuèrent à son développement et à son embellissement.
Créé par Louis XIV qui fit tout d’abord bâtir, à l’extrémité du bras nord du Grand Canal, un premier petit château, le Trianon de porcelaine, bientôt remplacé par le Trianon de marbre ou Grand Trianon, ce vaste domaine garde aussi le souvenir de la reine Marie-Antoinette. L’épouse de Louis XVI trouvait en effet régulièrement refuge au Petit Trianon édifié par Louis XV à la fin de son règne. Elle y avait fait aménager un jardin dans le style paysager en vogue, agrémenté de fabriques et bientôt complété d’un hameau.
Dédiés à l’intimité des souverains, les lieux offrent de remarquables édifices enchâssés dans des jardins dont la variété et l’agrément donnent un charme tout particulier.
Le Grand Trianon est un édifice unique en son genre, avec sa loggia centrale ou « péristyle » qui assure une véritable transparence entre la cour et les jardins. Jules Hardouin-Mansart entreprend sa construction en 1686 sous l’œil vigilant du roi. Le château est alors appelé « Trianon de marbre », en raison du marbre de Languedoc qui habille une partie de ses façades. La plupart de ses appartements ont conservé leur remarquable décor sculpté d’origine et présentent aujourd’hui un mobilier Empire de tout premier plan. Quant aux jardins, leurs parterres mettent toujours les fleurs à l’honneur, comme au temps de Louis XIV, où Trianon était surnommé le « palais de Flore ».
Le Petit Trianon, considéré comme l’un des chefs-d’œuvre d’Ange-Jacques Gabriel, s’impose comme un manifeste de l’architecture néoclassique. Il fut achevé en 1768. Le goût du roi pour les sciences botaniques en est à l’origine. Le petit château avait été en effet commandé pour se trouver au cœur des jardins que Louis XV s’était attaché à développer depuis les années 1750 et qui, à sa mort, comptaient parmi les plus riches d’Europe. Hormis l’actuel jardin français, les lieux ont ensuite été profondément remaniés par Marie-Antoinette qui y fit aménager, à partir de 1775, un vaste jardin paysager orné de fabriques.
Le Hameau de la Reine, édifié entre 1783 et 1786 par Richard Mique, architecte de la reine, illustre le goût de l’époque pour les charmes de la vie champêtre. Inspiré de l’architecture traditionnelle cauchoise et disposé comme pour composer un tableau, ce petit village comportait des maisons faites soit pour le simple divertissement (billard, salle à manger…), soit ayant une véritable fonction agricole comme les laiteries ou la ferme.
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One of the most amazing places at Versailles, The Hamlet.
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Richard Mique divided the hamlet into three distinct spaces.
The first, to the south of the stone bridge which spans the stream, contains the reception facilities: the windmill (whose wheel is purely decorative), the boudoir, the Queen’s House, the billiard room and the stove room.
These are cottages whose rustic exteriors concealed interiors which were carefully-decorated and often richly furnished, where the queen could host small parties of guests invited to join her on the Trianon estate.
On the other side of the bridge stand the structures actually used for agricultural purposes: the barn, the working dairy, the model dairy, the fisherman’s cottage and the guard house. The tower overlooking the lake was named the Marlborough Tower, in reference to a popular song of the day.
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