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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Versailles, Île-de-France, Franceen_US
dc.coverage.temporalen_US
dc.creatorMansart, Jules Hardouinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T17:33:10Z
dc.date.available2013-05-16T17:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-16
dc.identifier217081en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 312en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/125010
dc.descriptionSouth elevation; When the Chateau of Versailles became the official residence, Jules Hardouin-Mansart built twin edifices designed to house not only the king's 600 horses, but also equerries, grooms, musicians, and pages. These buildings are remarkable for their size, the nobility of their architecture, and the quality of their decorative carving. Standing opposite the chateau, they harmoniously frame the broad square known as the Place d'Armes. The name Grand Stables has nothing to do with size, being identical to the Lesser Stables, but rather to the fact that it was the domain of the Grand Equerry who was responsible for the riding horses perfectly trained for hunting or war and used exclusively by kings and princes. Source: Château de Versailles [website]; http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/ (accessed 1/12/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectanimalsen_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectLouis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715en_US
dc.subjectBaroqueen_US
dc.titleVersailles: Stablesen_US
dc.title.alternativeGrand and Lesser Stablesen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-F-VR-4-C1en_US
vra.culturalContextFrenchen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling) carving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypestable (animal housing)en_US
dc.contributor.displayJules Hardouin Mansart (French architect, 1646-1708)en_US


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