Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin
Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin is a fountain in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin is situated nearby to the fountain Deux Amours, as well as near the grassland Fossé.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Trianon and Queen’s Theatre.
Grand Trianon
Photo: Crochet.david, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Queen’s Theatre is situated 200 metres northeast of Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin.
French Pavilion of Versailles
Building
Photo: Gilles Messian, CC BY 2.0.
The French Pavilion was built for Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in the French Garden of the Petit Trianon, in the grounds of the Château de Versailles. French Pavilion of Versailles is situated 140 metres east of Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Le Chesnay.
Hameau de la Reine
Locality
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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.
Le Chesnay
Suburb
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Le Chesnay is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt
Town
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Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the department of Yvelines. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Le Chesnay and Rocquencourt.
Fontaine de l’Amour assis sur un dauphin
- Type: Fountain
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.81508° or 48° 48′ 54″ northLongitude
2.10558° or 2° 6′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R484+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 11026542613OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Deux Amours and Fossé.
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