Petit Trianon

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Neoclassical building château historic house tourist attraction

Petit Trianon is an 18th-century Neoclassical château in the park of the Palace of Versailles, best known as a private retreat favored by Queen Marie Antoinette.

Aliases (1)

Petit Trianon gardens ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neoclassical building → château → historic house → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
bestKnownAs	private retreat of Queen Marie Antoinette →
builtFor	Madame de Pompadour →
category	Châteaux in Yvelines → Neoclassical architecture in France → Palace of Versailles →
commissionedBy	King Louis XV of France →
completionDate	1768 →
country	France →
designedBy	Ange-Jacques Gabriel →
endDateOfConstruction	1768 →
era	18th century →
hasAssociatedSite	Hameau de la Reine →
hasFeature	central cubic block with Corinthian columns → surrounding ornamental gardens →
hasFunction	museum → residence → royal retreat →
hasGarden	English-style gardens →
hasNotableResident	Louis XVI of France → Madame de Pompadour → Madame du Barry → Marie Antoinette →
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Palace and Park of Versailles) →
laterUsedBy	Madame du Barry → Queen Marie Antoinette →
locatedIn	France → Park of the Palace of Versailles → Versailles → Yvelines → Île-de-France →
managedBy	Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles →
materialUsed	stone →
near	Grand Trianon →
numberOfFloors	3 →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	French state →
partOf	Estate of Trianon → Palace of Versailles complex →
significantEvent	French Revolution confiscation of royal property →
startDateOfConstruction	1762 →
stylePeriod	Louis XV period →
usedFor	informal court life → royal leisure →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Versailles →	contains
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles ("Petit Trianon gardens") →	feature
Grand Trianon →	hasNearby
Ange-Jacques Gabriel →	notableWork