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Soon after, we discovered that, in our part of France at least, you don’t pay to park over lunchtime. Why would you? Everyone civilized is having a two-hour lunch break so there would be no traffic wardens. Versailles, "capital" of the kingdom, 1682". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 22 November 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2021.

Georges Bergougnous, Presiding Officers of National Parliamentary Assemblies: A World Comparative Study ( Inter-Parliamentary Union: Geneva, 1997), p. 39. Berger, Robert W. (1994). A Royal Passion: Louis XIV as Patron of Architecture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-44029-7. The book is called A Year in the Chateau, but coming to the end Chapters 18-20 it could have been called, a pointless diversion to London for a story about the dull daughter splitting up with her equally dull boyfriend that brought nothing to the story but print on paper. The estate of Marly". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 17 October 2016 . Retrieved 26 August 2021. Blondel, Jacque-François (1752–1756). Architecture françoise, ou Recueil des plans, élévations, coupes et profils des églises, maisons royales, palais, hôtels & édifices les plus considérables de Paris. Vol.4 vols. Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert.The Royal Chapel of Versailles is located at the southern end of the north wing. [169] The building stands 40-meter (130ft) high, and measures 42 meters (138ft) long and 24 meters (79ft) wide. [170] The chapel is rectangular with a semicircular apse, [171] combining traditional, Gothic royal French church architecture with the French Baroque style of Versailles. [170] [172] The ceiling of the chapel is constituted by an unbroken vault, divided into three frescos by Antoine Coypel, Charles de La Fosse, and Jean Jouvenet. [170] The palette of motifs beneath the frescoes glorify the deeds of Louis IX, and include images of David, Constantine, Charlemagne, and Louis IX, fleur de lis, and Louis XIV's monogram. [173] The narrative changes multiple times per chapter eg paragraph for Beth, paragraph for Florida and then next paragraph for Dom. Even though this does slow it down every so often. It gives a rounded story from multiple perspectives. My Weekly said - 'Wittily perceptive' and Lancashire Post said - Irreverent, witty and emotionally charged' having read this book I'm sure they either read something different or would say something similar about a telephone directory. Originally this book was on course for a three star review but the final chapters let it down and so it dropped to two stars.

Berger, Robert W. (1985). Versailles: The Château of Louis XIV. Penn State University Press. ISBN 0-271-00412-6.The Hall of Mirrors". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 27 March 2016 . Retrieved 17 July 2021. The queen's apartments served as the residence of three queens of France – Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, wife of Louis XIV, Marie Leczinska, wife of Louis XV, and Marie-Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI. Additionally, Louis XIV's granddaughter-in-law, Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, duchesse de Bourgogne, wife of the Petit Dauphin, occupied these rooms from 1697 (the year of her marriage) to her death in 1712. [c] Ambassador's Staircase [ edit ] Model of the former Ambassador's Staircase

Lacaille, Frédéric (2012). Versailles – 400 ans d'histoire. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2-07-044430-4. To add insult to injury the writing was...disappointing. The language was clichéd and often cringey. The speech was unnatural and unrealistic. Their are some emotional subjects included such as infertility, single parenthood, affairs and death amongst many more. However the author very cleverly Incorporated this into being part of the characters lives. However only finding out about these subjects a few per season. The whole idea of buying a home they could all share – four couples and one singleton, living separately but supporting each other – is a fascinating concept that inexorably draws you in. And of course, their relationships are further complicated by some dangerous undercurrents – former relationships, a touch or two of jealousy, the new partner that none of them really like (“useful to have one person who annoys everyone: it gives the others someone to bond against”).The idea sounds crazy, but each of the friends have their own private space in the Château, so although they live together they can have some me time. Near the Trianons are the French pavilion, built by Gabriel in 1750 between the two residences, and the Queen's Theater and Queen's Hamlet, built by architect Richard Mique in 1780 and from 1783 to 1785 respectively. These were both built at the behest of Marie Antoinette; [229] the theater, hidden in the gardens, indulged her appreciation of opera and is absolutely original, [214] and the hamlet to extend her gardens with rustic amenities. [229] [230] [231]

A Year in the Chateau is a lighthearted and entertaining tale following 9 friends as they move to a run down chateau in the French countryside, looking for a new pace of life as they reach/approach retirement age. As you can imagine, their adventure is not all wine, Camembert and roses. Not only do they have dodgy plumbing and a leaky roof to contend with, there's also the elderly former owner of the chateau who has no qualms in pinching anything that isn't nailed down! As the friends come to terms with mounting expenses and simmering tensions, they can't help but ponder whether their plan of an idyllic French life was too good to be true... Maral, Alexandre (2010). "Chapelle royale". In Gady, Alexandre (ed.). Jules hardouin-Mansart 1646–1708. Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme. pp.215––228. ISBN 9782735111879. The king's State Apartment consisted of an enfilade of seven rooms, each dedicated to one of the known planets and their associated titular Roman deity. The queen's apartment formed a parallel enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi. After the addition of the Hall of Mirrors (1678–1684) the king's apartment was reduced to five rooms (until the reign of Louis XV, when two more rooms were added) and the queen's to four. The Royal Chapel". en.chateauversailles.fr. Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. 24 October 2018 . Retrieved 5 September 2021. Leloup, Michèle (7 September 2006). "Versailles en grande toilette". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 15 February 2008 . Retrieved 4 January 2021.

The Petit Trianon, whose construction from 1762 to 1768 [212] led to the advent of the names "Grand" and "Petit Trianon", [213] was constructed for Louis XV and the Madame du Barry in the Neoclassical style by Gabriel. [214] [215] The building has a piano nobile, basement, and attic, [212] with five windows on each floor. [213] On becoming king, Louis XVI gave the Petit Trianon to Marie Antoinette, who remodeled it, relaid its gardens in the then-current English and Oriental styles, [213] [216] [217] and formed her own court there. [217] Four sets of couples are fed up with their habituous London life. As they all retire they decide that moving to a large country house together would allow them the freedom, fun and experience they are craving. The only property they find suitable is in France. This is the story of their life for the first year in their chateau. Will they survive? Or will this test their love? Following the end of the Franco-Dutch War with French victory in 1678, Louis XIV appointed as First Architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, [25] [66] an experienced architect in Louis XIV's confidence, [67] who would benefit from a restored budget and large workforce of former soldiers. [64] [68] Mansart began his tenure with the addition from 1678 to 1681 of the Hall of Mirrors, [69] a renovation of the courtyard façade of Louis XIII's château, [70] and the expansion of d'Orbay's pavilions to create the Ministers' Wings in 1678–79. [71] Adjacent to the palace, Mansart built a pair of stables called the Grande and Petite Écuries from 1679 to 1682 [72] [73] and the Grand Commun [ fr], which housed the palace's servants and general kitchens, from 1682 to 1684. [74] Mansart also added two entirely new wings in Le Vau's Italianate style to house the court, [75] first at the south end of the palace from 1679 to 1681 [76] and then at its north end from 1685 to 1689. [18] Spawforth, Antony (2008). Versailles: A Biography of a Palace. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-35785-6.