In 1783 Marie-Antoinette, seeking to escape from the Court of Versailles, ordered a Hamlet to be created as a retreat.
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The Queen’s Hamlet
The Gardens
In 1661, Louis XIV commissioned André Le Nôtre with the design and laying out of the gardens of Versailles which last 40 years.
The hall of Mirrors
The Grande Galerie, as it was called in the 17th century, was used daily as a place of passage, and a waiting and meeting space for the courtiers.