Subsidiary structures of the Palace of Versailles revetment—tiles would fracture and detach from the surface of the buildings due to the cold weather. In 1687, the Trianon de Porcelaine was destroyed; but, as the location of favored by Louis XIV, the Grand Trianon was built on the same site. It has been said that Louis XIV built Versailles for his court, Trianon for his family, and Marly for his friends—and the Grand Trianon did serve the Sun King and his family. Built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, the Grand Trianon is unabashedly one of his greatest works. Constructed of pink Languedoc marble between 1687-1689 in an Italianate-style, this two-story
Versailles, Pennsylvania Versailles, Pennsylvania Versailles is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,515. Despite being named after the extraordinary Palace of Versailles, the name of the borough is almost universally pronounced "ver-sales" by residents of the area. The borough of Versailles was incorporated on 16 June 1894. It comprised the pre-existing villages of Bissell and Elrod. An earlier incorporation in 1892 had been voided because of a defective petition. Versailles is located at (40.316869, -79.833414). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which ,