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Le Petit Trianon
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Figure 83: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles, Fr., by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, 1762.
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Le Petit Trianon

château, Versailles, France
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Figure 83: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles, Fr., by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, 1762.
Figure 83: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles, Fr., by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, 1762.

Le Petit Trianon is a château located within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France. Originally built for Louis XV's mistress, Madame de Pompadour, it was later a favored residence of Queen Marie-Antoinette.12

The Petit Trianon is known for its elegant, classically restrained cubic design, created by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Marie-Antoinette had an English-style garden laid out around it, featuring rustic villas where court ladies could engage in idealized peasant life. The château and its furnishings were ransacked during the French Revolution but were later restored by Napoleon. Today, it stands as a significant historical site within the Versailles complex.21

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