Palace of Versailles famous room of the palace, the Hall of Mirrors. Mansart also built the Petites Écuries and Grandes Écuries (stables) across the Place d'Armes, on the eastern side of the château. The King wished a quiet place to relax away from the ceremony of the Court. In 1687 Hardouin-Mansart began the Grand Trianon, or Trianon de Marbre (Marble Trianon), replacing Le Vau's 1668 Trianon de Porcelaine in the northern section of the park. In 1682 Louis XIV was able to proclaim Versailles his principal residence and the seat of the government and was able to give rooms in the palace to
Escape to the Chateau (TV series) attracts many English house hunters. That was the same story with Dick and Angel as when they first started house hunting in France they were looking ad more modest properties such as small farmhouses, until they realised that at such low prices, they could buy a small chateau. For 280,000 pounds, they purchased a chateau that lists 45 rooms, a walled garden and surrounded by a moat on a 12 acre property, 10 times the size of the average British house. However, the show makes viewers aware of the large restoration and running costs of such projects, which can become