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Figure 83: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles, Fr., by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, 1762.

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Le Petit Trianon

château, Versailles, France

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design by Gabriel

In Ange-Jacques Gabriel
His best-known work is the Petit Trianon at Versailles, which is universally famous for its harmonious proportions and elegant, Palladian-inspired lines.
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Neoclassical architecture

In Western architecture: France
…best known for his enchanting Petit Trianon, built at Versailles in 1761–64 for Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. Classically restrained and elegant, this subtle cubic composition achieves a timeless gravity that seems beyond the compass of stylistic terms such as Baroque or Neoclassical.
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