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The Petit Trianon, situated at a short distance from the Grand Trianon in Versailles , France , was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by order of Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame De Pompadour , and was constructed between 1762 - 1768 . An English park extends on the north side of the building and was frequented by Louis XVI 's Queen Marie Antoinette . NOTABLE FEATURES The Château The Château was built for Madame De Pompadour , the favourite of King Louis XV , but she died four years before it was ready for occupation. It was subsequently occupied by her successor, Madame Du Barry . The design was by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel but the building was not complete until near the end of the reign of Louis XVI . He offered the chateau to his Queen, Marie Antoinette . The French Pavilion French Garden The Petit Trianon Mystery On August 10, 1901 Anne Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain , principal and vice principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford , were visiting the Palace Of Versailles . They later decided to cross the grounds in search of the Petit Trianon. While walking through the grounds they both were impressed by a feeling of oppressive gloom. They claimed to have encountered and interacted with a number of people in old fashioned attire that they later assumed to have been members of the court of Marie Antoinette and to have seen a figure that may have been Marie Antoinette herself on the day in 1792 when she learned that the mob had stormed the gates of the palace. In subsequent research they found that the day they had visited the Palace of Versaille was the anniversary of this sad event and that they had perhaps stumbled onto a memory of this from Marie Antoinette that had impressed itself on the location. Critics claimed that they had later added details to the story from the one they had first claimed in 1901 to convince others and perhaps themselves of the "reality" of their experience. Both women declared to the end of their lives that what they had experienced was real. However, when they first began to discuss the events with each other, Anne Moberly claimed to have seen people and details in the scene that Eleanor Jourdain had not. It still remains a mystery as to whether it happened at all, and if it did, what it means to paranormal research. English Garden Belvedere or Music Room The Queen's Hamlet This is in the northern part of the English Garden . Around a lake are several cottages inspired by the farms of the Caux region, in Normandy . See Petit Hameau . SEE ALSO |
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