Grand Canal of Versailles
The Grand Canal of Versailles is the largest basin in the park of the Palace of Versailles. Cross-shaped, it was built between 1667 and 1679, at the instigation of André Le Nôtre.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Trianon and Queen’s Theatre.
Grand Trianon
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The Grand Trianon 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 maîtresse-en-titre of the time, the Marquise de Montespan, and as a place where he and invited guests could take light meals away from the strict etiquette of the royal court.
Queen’s Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Théâtre de la Reine ou Théâtre du Trianon is a theater built for Queen Marie-Antoinette by the architect Richard Mique from June 1778 to July 1779.
Versailles Orangerie
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The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1684 and 1686, before work on the Château de Versailles had even begun. The Orangerie, which replaced Louis Le Vau's earlier design from 1663, is an example of many such prestigious extensions of grand gardens in Europe designed both to shelter tender plants and impress visitors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Versailles.
Hameau de la Reine
Locality
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Versailles
Versailles is a city on the western edge of the French capital city Paris, now part of the sprawling metropolis within the Ile de France region. Versailles is best known for being the site of the vast royal palace and gardens built by King Louis XIV on what had been the grounds of a royal hunting lodge.
Satory
Suburb
Photo: Domenjod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: The area hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics. Satory is situated 2½ km south of Grand Canal of Versailles.
Grand Canal of Versailles
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lake in France
- Categories: lake and tourism
- Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.81016° or 48° 48′ 37″ northLongitude
2.10007° or 2° 6′ 0″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
8FW4R462+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 4265122882OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Venetian—“Grand Canal of Versailles” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kanol Vras”
- Dutch: “Grand Canal (Versailles)”
- Dutch: “Grand Canal”
- French: “Grand Canal de Versailles”
- French: “Grand Canal”
- Italian: “Grand Canal di Versailles”
- Spanish: “Gran Canal de Versalles”
- Venetian: “Grand Canal de Versailles”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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