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 II: Testament of the King play. Tom Houston of "Just Adventure" thought the game would appeal to fans of the edutainment genre. Jihem of "JeuxVideo" described the title as "easy-gaming" - the gaming equivalent of easy listening. Versailles II: Testament of the King Versailles II: Testament of the King is a video game released in 2001. It was developed by Cryo Interactive Entertainment and co-published by Cryo and Réunion des Musées Nationaux for Windows-based PCs and the Sony PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the 1997 game "Versailles 1685". The game is set in 1700, 15 years after the previous game, at the time