The Grand Canal of Versailles is the largest basin in the park of the Palace of Versailles. Cross-shaped, it was built between 1667 and 1679, at the instigation...

of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles [ʒaʁdɛ̃ dy ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj]) occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the...

Versailles is a French/Canadian/British/American historical fiction drama Canal+ original television series, set during the construction of the Palace...

Palace of Versailles was the Versailles Menagerie [fr], built by Le Vau between the years 1662 and 1664, at the southern end of the Grand Canal. The apartments...

Ménagerie royale de Versailles (literal French for "Royal Menagerie of Versailles") was Louis XIV's first major project at Versailles. It was built even...

especially to perform the yearly held Marriage of the Sea. The Grand Canal de Versailles at Versailles served as a setting for elaborate play barges in the 17th...

Buenos Aires and several Grand Prix, including a win and second place at the 1956 Tour de France Automobile and 1956 British Grand Prix respectively. His...

or a galiote. Amélie Halna du Fretay (CRCV), "La flottille du Grand Canal de Versailles à l’époque de Louis XIV : diversité, technicité et prestige"...

Comte de Lesseps GCSI (French: [də lesɛps]; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in...

Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles (French: Réception du Grand Condé à Versailles), also known as Reception of the Grand Condé by Louis XIV (Réception...

power and Roman Catholicism. André Le Nôtre's main axis at Versailles, continued by the canal, runs up to the horizon. Daniel Marot and Desgotz's Het Loo...

flottille du Grand Canal de Versailles à l'époque de Louis XIV: diversité, technicité et prestige" [The flotilla of the Grand Canal of Versailles at the time...

decoration of this lost Versailles masterpiece. Located at the northern end of the transverse arm of the Grand Canal, the Trianon de Porcelaine formed a pendant...

The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles. It was located...

Château de Fontainebleau (1645–1685) Château de Saint-Cloud (1664–65) Gardens of the Tuileries Palace (1664) Grand Canal of Gardens of Versailles (1668–1669)...

known as the Trianon de Marbre (Marble Trianon). The small village of Trianon [fr] was situated to the northwest of Versailles. As Louis XIV developed...

The canal connects the Garonne to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and, along with the 193 km (120 mi) long Canal de Garonne, forms the Canal des...

The Hameau de la Reine (French pronunciation: [amo də la ʁɛn], The Queen's Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for...

Latona Fountain in the Gardens of Versailles lies in the Latona Basin between the Palace of Versailles and the Grand Canal. On the top tier, there is a statue...

Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207. Its prefecture is Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles, the...

Canal de l'Ourcq The Canal de l'Ourcq (French pronunciation: [kanal də luʁk]) is a 108.1 km (67.2 mi) long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris)...

French television presenter and former model. Ophélie Meunier was born in Versailles in the department of Yvelines. She grew up in a Mormon household in this...

The Canal Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [kanal sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃]) is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river...

end of the century, designing a grand stair in the left wing in the manner of the Ambassadors' Staircase at Versailles. André Le Nôtre replanned the gardens...

Palace of Versailles; his work represents the height of the French formal garden style, or jardin à la française. Prior to working on Versailles, Le Nôtre...

Cambrai, the Canal de Saint-Quentin follows its course. The port of Antwerp, the second-largest in Europe, developed on its banks. Several canals (including...

which was followed by an official move of the royal court to Versailles on 6 May 1682. Versailles became a dazzling, awe-inspiring setting for state affairs...

create at Versailles. The site was naturally well-watered, with two small rivers that met in the park; the canalized bed of one forms the Grand Canal, which...

projection. Many European palaces drew inspiration from the Palace of Versailles started in 1682, which had previously been inspired by the Buen Retiro...

fountain to Chiemsee mimics the Versailles view to the Grand Canal Ludwig's unused Arbeitzimmer reflects Louis XV's Cabinet de travail Fountain work List of...