Guide to Versailles

The Palace

- Hall of Mirrors: Grand gallery where major ceremonies took place - King's Grand Apartment: Suite of seven rooms for official functions - Queen's Grand Apartment: Corresponding suite for the queen - Royal Chapel: Where Marie Antoinette was married - Royal Opera: Commissioned for her wedding festivities

The Gardens

- Grand Canal: Cross-shaped water feature for boating - Orangerie: Housing for exotic plants - Formal parterres: Geometric flower beds - Fountains and basins: Including Apollo, Latona, Neptune - Grand and Petit Trianon: Smaller palaces within the grounds

Marie Antoinette's Domain

- Petit Trianon: Given to her by Louis XVI in 1774 - English Garden: Replacing formal French style - Temple of Love: Classical folly - Grotto and Belvedere: Romantic landscape features - Hameau de la Reine: Rustic village including: - Mill - Dairy - Farm - Dovecote - Houses for "peasant" activities