Category: History - European
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 04, April 1900 The Petit Trianon: Versailles; English Carved Fireplaces
During the first years of his reign, Louis the XIV. of France resided, as his predecessors had, at St. Germain in summer; but for some reason--it is alleged that it was because the windows of the palace commanded a view of St. Denis, the royal mausoleum--he conceived a dislike...