L’Abondance

L’Abondance is a work of art in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. L’Abondance is situated nearby to Cour de la Bouche du Roi, as well as near Museum of the History of France.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the History of France and Queen’s Grand Apartment.

Museum of the History of France

Museum

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The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum which was created by King Louis Philippe I in the Palace of Versailles 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. Museum of the History of France is situated 100 metres west of L’Abondance.

Queen’s Grand Apartment

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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 130 metres west of L’Abondance.

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 140 metres northwest of L’Abondance.