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 historical drama television series, set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. A co production...

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...

Marie, Comte de Lesseps (French: [də lesɛps]; 19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869...

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"...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

Marquis de Vauban between 1685 and 1690 in order to transport water from the Eure River to the gardens and fountains at the Château de Versailles. In the...

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...

end of the century, designing a grand staircase in the left wing in the manner of the Ambassadors' Staircase at Versailles (destroyed in 1752). André Le...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

Versailles 1685 (French: Versailles 1685: Complot à la cour du Roi Soleil, also known as Versailles: A Game of Intrigue), is a video game released in...