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Le Petit Trianon is a small manor that was created by Ange-Jacques seventeen sixty-two and finished in seventeen sixty-eight. It was originally commissioned by Louis XV of France. It is a small chateau inside of the Grand Trianon, located in the palace of Versailles grounds. The Petit Trianon is also built on the site of a botanical garden. The garden was originally meant for Madame de Pompadour, but due to her untimely death four years before completion it was given to Madame du Barry.  Marie Antoinette then became queen, Louis XV sanctioned it for her use only, creating a destination where the nineteen-year-old queen could hide away from the stress of Royalty. The Petit Trianon was the first example of Rococo style which blended in many aspects of baroque architecture which then led to the more latent style of neo classicism. The manor showed itself as a miniature flat building (a simple cube shape) with a low parapet, however once approaching and entering the interior proves ...

Eastern façade Le Petit Trianon Western Façade In 1768 the building of Le Petit Trianon was completed on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. Designed by architect Agne-Jaques Gabriel, it has been referred to as “the perfect home”.   Originally meant to be an escape for the King and his mistress Madame de Pompador, she passed away four years before it’s completion. The layout was exactly as described, a “petit” or miniature version of a palace. With a richly decorated interior thanks to Robert Couturier, perhaps the most notable inhabitant was Marie-Antionette, wife of Louis XVI. The location is set near the edge of the woods, where it was meant to feel like a true escape, even if only yards away from the Palace.         The structure is said to be a perfect balance of Baroque and Rococo styles, in Neoclassical fashion. The entrance is at the eastern façade. The western façade features rounded c...

Le Petit Trianon is a historical building within the Versailles palace grounds in France. The palace was commissioned by Louis XV and designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel between 1762 and 1768. Considered a perfection of architecture, the villa was a neoclassical architecture, which was characterized by the Corinthian order, particularly as exhibited in its window frames, balustrades among other features of the French classical tradition. The chateau is essentially a structure with a square floor plane, four Corinthian-detailed facades, and a flat roof. Gabriel also integrated sun-bleached limestone bricks into the edifice, figuratively and literally indicating a transition from the Rocco style to the neoclassical architecture.  As evident from the chateau, a Corinthian building was made of one detached pillar and another semi-detached support, positioned directly opposite the French garden. The façade adjacent to the former botanical garden was left bare. The entire palace was ...