La Tour de Marlborough
La Tour de Marlborough is a tower in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. La Tour de Marlborough is situated nearby to the locality Hameau de la Reine, as well as near the lake Grand Lac.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Theatre and Grand Trianon.
Queen’s Theatre
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. Queen’s Theatre is situated 470 metres southwest of La Tour de Marlborough.
Grand Trianon
Photo: Crochet.david, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque style château situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles in Versailles, France. 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. Grand Trianon is situated 700 metres southwest of La Tour de Marlborough.
Temple de l’Amour
Monument
Photo: Trizek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The temple de l'Amour is a garden folly of the Château de Versailles, and more specifically, in the Petit Trianon part of it. In the temple there is an angel which represents cupido. This is one of the works of Richard Mique. Temple de l’Amour is situated 340 metres south of La Tour de Marlborough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Le Chesnay.
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.
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt
Town
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the department of Yvelines. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Le Chesnay and Rocquencourt.
La Tour de Marlborough
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Tour de la Pêcherie”
- Categories: tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.81919° or 48° 49′ 9″ northLongitude
2.11229° or 2° 6′ 44″ eastLevels
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