Grand Trianon Republic Presidential residences used to host foreign officials. It is a official residence of the President of France, used for receiving foreign dignitaries. Grand Trianon The Grand Trianon () is a "château" (palace) situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles. It was built at the request of King Louis XIV of France (r. 1643–1715), as a retreat for himself and his maîtresse en titre of the time, the Marquise de Montespan (1640–1707), and as a place where he and invited guests could take light meals ("collations") away from the strict "étiquette" of the Court. The Grand Trianon
Škvorec Chateau building (or, rather, its preserved part), standing on a small rocky hillock, has a ground plan in the shape of a broken letter "U", with sides about 26-17-13 meters long, with the longest wing forming the southern side. All wings of the building are two-storeyed; in the southeast corner there is a gate, above which a small turret towers. To the gate leads a stone bridge (with two arches) over the former castle moat. Škvorec Chateau Škvorec Chateau (; or "Schkworetz") is a chateau, formerly a minor castle, located in small market town of Škvorec, Central Bohemia, about east of