Yvelines
Arrondissement of Versailles
Versailles

Salles des Croisades

The Salles des Croisades is a set of rooms located in the north wing of the . The rooms were created in the mid-19th century by King Louis-Philippe for his , and opened in 1843, at a time when was seized with enthusiasm with its historical past, and especially the Crusades period.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Rooms in Versailles dedicated to the Crusades
  • Also known as: “Salle des Croisades”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Opera of Versailles and Grand appartement du roi.

Theater building
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The is the main theatre and opera house of the . Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel.

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The is the King's grand apartment of the . 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. is situated 130 metres west of Salles des Croisades.

Museum
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The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum that was created by King Louis Philippe I in the and opened in 1837. At the time, it represented an ambitious project of national reconciliation between the hitherto competing narratives of the French monarchy and the French Revolution, to which Louis-Philippe devoted significant personal attention. is situated 180 metres southwest of Salles des Croisades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Montreuil (Versailles).

Locality
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The is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the in , France.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a former commune in the department in the region in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune .

Salles des Croisades

Latitude
48.80553° or 48° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
2.12252° or 2° 7′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FW4R44F+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4265122884
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3469964
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In Other Languages

From French to Western Armenian—“Salles des Croisades” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Cour de l’Opéra and Aile Nord.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Salles des Croisades”. Photo: PHGCOM, CC BY-SA 3.0.