The Petit Trianon restauration

The Petit Trianon restauration

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The Petit Trianon restauration episodes

  • Restoration work
    Major restoration work was required for the general public to see the Petit Trianon as it was in Marie-Antoinette's days. © Breguet watches
    5 min
  • Restoration work
    Major restoration work was required for the general public to see the Petit Trianon as it was in Marie-Antoinette's days. © Breguet watches
    5 min
  • Famous residents and visitors
    Nowadays, the Petit Trianon is almost always associated in people's mind with the name of Marie-Antoinette but it was built for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV's mistress. © Breguet watches
    4 min
  • Architecture
    It's was Louis XV who had the Petit Trianon built for his famous mistress, Madame de Pompadour, designed by the architect Gabriel and completed in 1769. © Breguet watches
    4 min
  • Decor and furniture
    The Petit Trianon decor was designed in the latest fashion which was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. © Breguet watches
    3 min
  • Botanical Gardens
    The gardens at The Petit Trianon embody the sophistication and the development of botanical sciences during the Age of Enlightenment. © Breguet watches
    5 min
  • Marie-Antoinette
    Marie-Antoinette was born in Viena, Austria, on novembre second 1755, and was chosen to marry Prince Louis-Auguste, futur Louis XVI. © Breguet watches
    5 min

About The Petit Trianon restauration

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Visit the Petit Trianon of Marie-Antoinette where the queen used to retire to relax after the pomp and ceremony of the court in Versailles. Restored in 2008, the château's intimate and refined…