In 1758, Louis XV decided to build a new palace in the middle of his gardens, which he had already been working on for about ten years at that point. …
The Grand Trianon was built in 1687 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart on the site of the former "Porcelain Trianon". Commissioned by Louis XIV in 1670 to escape the tedious pageantry of …
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the département of Yvelines, about 19 km west of Paris, France. Today, it houses the musée d'Archéologie nationale.