Hameau de la Reine The Queen's house and billiard room
The Hameau de la Reine,The Queen's Hamlet is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in the Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the Queen and her closest friends, a place of leisure. Designed by the Queen's favoured architect, Richard Mique and with the help of the painter Hubert Robert, it contained a meadowland with lakes and streams, a classical Temple of Love on an island with fragrant shrubs and flowers, an octagonal belvedere, with a neighbouring grotto and cascade. There are also various buildings in a rustic or vernacular style, inspired by Norman or Flemish design
Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Versailles Paris
Photo credit: © CHRIS LEWINGTON / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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