The favorite part of my day at
Versailles, was the walk through Petit Trianon. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, the King's first architect and decorated by Honore Guibert, the miniature palace was built between 1762 and 1768 as a place for the private use of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour.
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| Detail image of the boxed Orange Tree |
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| Interior Chapel |
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| Billard Room |
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| Detail of the portrait of Marie Antoinette |
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| China Room ...love the cabechon flooring with marble baseboard. The wash of blue-grey on the walls was fantastic! |
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| Detail of balcony ironwork and robin's egg blue used throughout the ground floor |
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| Detail of the wall paneling on the second floor and the pale celadon wall color |
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| Marie Antoinette |
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| Detail of the crown molding |
In 1774, Louix XVI gave it as a gift to Marie-Antoinette and it quickly became her favorite place to stay and one of the unique aspects she added to this area was an English style park which included a hamlet and working farm...
Au revoir Versailles!
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