Bassin des Couronnes
Bassin des Couronnes is a fountain in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Bassin des Couronnes is situated nearby to Bassin de la Pyramide (Park of Versailles), as well as near Bain des Nymphes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Opera of Versailles and Grand appartement du roi.
Royal Opera of Versailles
Theater building
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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 160 metres east of Bassin des Couronnes.
Grand appartement du roi
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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. Grand appartement du roi is situated 150 metres south of Bassin des Couronnes.
Grand appartement de la reine
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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. Grand appartement de la reine is situated 230 metres south of Bassin des Couronnes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Montreuil (Versailles).
Hameau de la Reine
Locality
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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
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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.
Bassin des Couronnes
- Type: Body of water
- Category: fountain
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.8064° or 48° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
2.12036° or 2° 7′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R44C+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 92619350OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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