Amours
Amours is a work of art in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Amours is situated nearby to the garden Salle vertes, as well as near Bassin Plat fond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Trianon and Bassin Plat fond.
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. Grand Trianon is situated 240 metres southeast of Amours.
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 480 metres east of Amours.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.
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-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.
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.
Amours
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Categories: tourism and fountain
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.81649° or 48° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
2.10154° or 2° 6′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R482+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4265105178OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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In Other Languages
“Amours” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Амуры”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salle vertes and La Salle Attalante.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bassin de la Petite Gerbe and Dragon.
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