Petite Écurie
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The Petite Écurie is a monument located in Versailles, on the Place d'Armes, opposite the Palace of Versailles, between the Avenue de Paris and the Avenue de Sceaux. Together with the Grande Écurie, it formed the Écuries royales (an institution employing some 1,000 people[1] under Louis XIV), and was built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and completed in 1681.[2]
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Petite Écurie | |
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Location | Versailles, Yvelines France |
Coordinates | 48°48′07″N 2°07′36″E |
Built | 1681 |
Architect | Jules Hardouin-Mansart |
Original purpose | Horse stable |
Current purpose | École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles workshops of the C2RMF |
Address | Place d'Armes |
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Today, it houses the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles and the workshops of the Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France.