Subsidiary structures of the Palace of Versailles pillaged during the Revolution. Napoléon I presented the Petit Trianon to his mother, Letizia Buonaparte – a purely symbolic gesture as she never lived there. Louis-Philippe, in his turn, presented it to his wife, Marie Amélie, who refurbished the gardens and reappointed the house. In more recent times, the Petit Trianon and the "Hameau de la reine" have been undergoing an aggressive restoration program that is seeking to return them to their state when Marie-Antoinette left them in October 1789. The Lanterne is the name given to a hunting lodge located at Versailles near the Ménagerie. As a vacation retreat
Petit four In a French patisserie, assorted small desserts are usually called "mignardises", while hard, buttery biscuits are called petit fours. Petit four A petit four (plural: petits fours, also known as mignardises) is a small bite-sized confectionery or savoury appetizer. The name is French, "petit four" (), meaning "small oven". In 18th and 19th century France, gas ovens did not exist. Huge brick ovens were used, which took a long time to heat up but also to cool down. Bakers used the ovens during the cooling process, taking advantage of their stored heat, for baking pastry. This was called baking "à