http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/895
http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/842
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| Versailles on Paper – Past and Present | The Menagerie |
| The Menagerie seen from the west, ca. 1680. The engraving is not entirely accurate, especially as far as the position of the aviary (at the left of the image) is concerned. | http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/895 |
| Plan of Versailles, ca. 1705 | http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/842 |
| While all the original buildings have been razed, aerial
views show the outlines of the Menagerie and its courtyards. |
©2015 Aerodata International Surveys, DigitalGlobe, The GeoInformation Group / Google |
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| These two pavilions, built at the end of the 17th century by Hardouin-Mansart for the duchess of Burgundy, are the only structures remaining from the reign of Louis XIV. | |
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