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
Petit Bois Island (Mississippi) Petit Bois Island (Mississippi) Petit Bois Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Mississippi, south of Pascagoula. It is part of Jackson County, Mississippi. Since 1971 it has been a part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Petit Bois Island is located at . According to the United States Geological Survey, variant names are "l'Isle de Petit Bois" (French) and "Petitbois Island". "Petit bois" in French means "little woods". The island was so named by the early French explorers due to a small wooded section located on the eastern