Place d’Armes
The Place d'Armes is a square in Versailles, France.Photo: Groume, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Versailles, France
- Also known as: “place d’Armes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salle du Jeu de Paume and Palais des congrès de Versailles.
Salle du Jeu de Paume
Museum
Photo: BenP, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Salle du Jeu de Paume is a museum, which is situated 320 metres south of Place d’Armes.
Palais des congrès de Versailles
Convention center
Palais des congrès de Versailles is a convention center, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Place d’Armes.
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 300 metres northwest of Place d’Armes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montreuil (Versailles) and Hameau de la Reine.
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.
Porchefontaine
Suburb
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porchefontaine is a neighborhood in the south-east of Versailles, in Yvelines department of France. It was a living working class residential area. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood declined in activity and population. Porchefontaine is situated 2½ km southeast of Place d’Armes.
Place d’Armes
- Categories: square and place-of-arms
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.80385° or 48° 48′ 14″ northLongitude
2.12477° or 2° 7′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R43F+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 860056991OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q3390199
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Place d’Armes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阅兵广场”
- French: “Place d’armes (Versailles)”
- French: “place d’Armes, Versailles”
- French: “place d’Armes”
- French: “Place d’Armes”
- Spanish: “Plaza de Armas de Versalles”
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Highlights include Group info point and Cour des Senteurs.
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