Le Mélancolique
Le Mélancolique is a work of art in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Le Mélancolique is situated nearby to Fontaine du Soir, as well as near Fontaine du Point du Jour.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine du Soir and King’s Grand Apartment.
King’s Grand Apartment
Photo: Michal Osmenda, CC BY 2.0.
The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. As a result of Louis Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII’s château, constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign, the King and Queen had new apartments in the new addition, known at the time as the château neuf. King’s Grand Apartment is situated 180 metres southeast of Le Mélancolique.
Queen’s Grand Apartment
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The grand appartement de la reine is the Queen's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. Forming a parallel enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi, the grand appartement de la reine served as the residence of three Queens of France: Maria Theresa of Spain, Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette. Queen’s Grand Apartment is situated 210 metres southeast of Le Mélancolique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Montreuil (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.
Le Chesnay
Suburb
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Mélancolique
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.80587° or 48° 48′ 21″ northLongitude
2.11873° or 2° 7′ 7″ eastInception
2011Height
2.2 metres (7.3 feet)Width
1.1 metres (3.7 feet)Open location code
8FW4R449+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1385956538OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine du Point du Jour and Terrasse.
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