Douze vases
Douze vases is a work of art in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Douze vases is situated nearby to Fontaine du Soir, as well as near Bassin de la Pyramide (Park of Versailles).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King’s Grand Apartment and Royal Opera of Versailles.
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 150 metres southeast of Douze vases.
Royal Opera of Versailles
Theater building
Photo: AlSepPhoenix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Opera of Versailles is the main theatre and opera house of the Palace of Versailles. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel. Royal Opera of Versailles is situated 220 metres east of Douze vases.
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 south of Douze vases.
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.
Douze vases
- Type: Work of art
- Category: tourism
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.80613° or 48° 48′ 22″ northLongitude
2.11958° or 2° 7′ 11″ eastInception
1804Height
0.82 metres (2.7 feet)Open location code
8FW4R449+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 6283507585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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