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Le Petit Trianon 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, “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 rooms took on a much more intimate layout   than that of a traditional royal palace, and placed near the edge of the woods, was meant to feel like a true escape, even if only yards away from the Palace.   The the structure is said to be a perfect balance of Baroque and Rococo styles, in Neoclassical fashion. The front facade features rounded corinthian columns, with the center columns b...

King Louis had been working on his garden for over 10 years when he decided to commission a new mansion by the royal architect, Ange-Jacque Gabriel. This new estate was meant to be big enough to house the king and some of his following, and as he did this, he strayed from the classic Rococo and Gothic architecture and returned to the Greek Style that was becoming popular. As a result he made a large statement in the Neo-Classical movement.                Built in 1768, the Trianon estate was built for King Louis XV and Queen Marie-Antoinette and was used as an escape from the palace life. In 1774, Louis XV came down with the pox and shortly died after. Thus brought about the reign of Louis XVI and his newly wed wife, Marie Antoinette, and as a gift to his beloved, he gave her the Petite Trianon and its estate. With her newly acquired play house, she started redecorating and made it her own.   This included redesigning...