Versailles

Item

Title
Versailles
Alternative Title
Palace at Versailles
Creator
Louis Le Vau (French architect, 1612-1670)
Jules Hardouin Mansart (French architect and garden designer, 1646-1708)
Ange-Jacques Gabriel Robert de Cotte
Claude Parrault
Frederic Nepveu
Philibert Le Roy
Jacques Gabriel
City
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
Address
Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France
Country
France
Date Created
1634
Century
17th century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Style/Period
Baroque
Cultural Context
French
Subject
Baroque
palace
royal residence
gate
courtyard
towers
doors
entrances
arches
balconies
columns (architectural elements)
pediment
brick (clay material)
stone (worked rock)
Description
detail view
exterior view,close up view of the gate
Source
Elizabeth Sasser
Photographer
Elizabeth Sasser
Rights Holder
© Elizabeth Sasser
Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Louis Le Vau (French architect, 1612-1670) et al., “Versailles”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 16, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/27208