Palace of Versailles (1756) *

Artist/Designer: Jules Hardouin, various artists

Project Location: Versailles, France

Style/Period(s):
Aesthetic Movements, Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Stone, Wood, Light, Color

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
17th Century, 1676, 1756

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Boemeke, Manfred F., Feldman, Gerald D, and Gläser, Elisabeth. The Treaty of Versailles : A Reassessment after 75 Years. Publications of the German Historical Institute. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Bourget, Pierre., and Cattaui, Georges. Jules Hardouin Mansart. Grands Architectes. Paris: Vincent, Fréal, 1960.

De Montclos, Jean-Maria Pérouse. Versailles. New York: Abbeville Press, 1991.

Goldstein, Claire. Vaux and Versailles: The Appropriations, Erasures, and Accidents that Made Modern France. Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.

Lagerlof, Margaretha Rossholm. Fate, Glory, and Love in Early Modern Gallery Decoration: Visualizing Supreme Power. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2013.

Mendenhall, Thomas C. The Palace of Versailles : A Visual Approach to History. New York: Holt, 1948.

Nora, Pierre and Lawrence D. Kritzman. Realms of Memory: The Construction of the French Past. Vol.3, Symbols. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.

Spawforth, Antony. Versailles: A Biography of a Palace. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2008.

Building Address: Place d'Armes 78000 Versailles, France

Significant Dates: Construction Dates (1676-1756)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: N/A

Tags: Stucco, Palace of Versailles, Louis XIV, Antoinnette Style

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