Petit Trianon - Versailles

The Petit Trianon is located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. Built for Louis XV by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, this neo-classical structure was finished in 1768 and called the Petit Trianon in order to distinguish it from the extant Marble Trianon, which was then renamed the Grand Trianon. The two story chateau is complemented by four sides which are all decorated differently, with the west façade, looking over the gardens, the most elaborately designed. Louis XV died in 1774 and left the building to his son Louis XVI, who, in turn, gifted it to his new bride, Marie Antoinette. After the fall of the monarchy in 1792 all of the possessions in the home were auctioned off. In 1810 Napoleon restored both trianons as homes for himself and his new bride Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria. Today the Petit Trianon is part of the Palace of Versailles complex.

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