Yvelines
Arrondissement of Versailles
Versailles

Temple de l’Amour

The temple de l'Amour is a garden folly of the Château de Versailles, and more specifically, in the part of it. In the temple there is an angel which represents cupido. This is one of the works of Richard Mique.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Trizek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: folly located in Yvelines, in France
  • Also known as: “Temple of Love”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen’s Theatre and Grand Trianon.

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. is situated 300 metres west of Temple de l’Amour.

Photo: Urban, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the in , . 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. is situated 560 metres west of Temple de l’Amour.

Building
Photo: Starus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The du Petit Trianon, or Pavillon du Rocher, is a neoclassical garden built by Richard Mique between 1778 and 1781 for the French queen Marie Antoinette within the Jardin anglais du Petit Trianon on the grounds of the . is situated 280 metres west of Temple de l’Amour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Le Chesnay.

Locality
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the in , France.

Suburb
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 .

Town
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the western suburbs of , in the department of . It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of and Rocquencourt.

Temple de l’Amour

Latitude
48.81611° or 48° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
2.1121° or 2° 6′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FW4R486+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 63855314
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3517636
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Temple de l’Amour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Temple de l’Amour” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Temple de l’Amour”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jardin anglais and Site of the Jeu de Bague.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as L’amour se taillant un arc dans la massue d’Hercule and La Rivière anglaise.

Île-de-France: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and Fontainebleau.

Curious Monuments to Discover

Uncover intriguing monuments from every corner of the globe.
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 “Temple de l’Amour”. Photo: Trizek, CC BY-SA 3.0.