Parterre du Midi
Parterre du Midi is a garden in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Parterre du Midi is situated nearby to Versailles Orangerie, as well as near the work of art Vase de la Paix.Photo: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Versailles Orangerie and Queen’s Grand Apartment.
Versailles Orangerie
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The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1684 and 1686, before work on the Château de Versailles had even begun. The Orangerie, which replaced Louis Le Vau's earlier design from 1663, is an example of many such prestigious extensions of grand gardens in Europe designed both to shelter tender plants and impress visitors.
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 110 metres northeast of Parterre du Midi.
Museum of the History of France
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 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 130 metres northeast of Parterre du Midi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles and Notre-Dame.
Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles
Suburb
Photo: Lamfh, Public domain.
Quartier Saint-Louis, Versailles is a suburb.
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.
Parterre du Midi
- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “Parterre des Fleurs”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.80371° or 48° 48′ 13″ northLongitude
2.11933° or 2° 7′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R439+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 333366607OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q16669024
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Parterre du Midi” goes by many names.
- French: “Parterre du Midi”
- Russian: “Партер Миди”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vase de la Paix and Queen’s Courtyard.
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