Marie-Antoinette’s estate: Petit Trianon and Hameau de la Reine In 1758, Louis XV envisaged the construction of a new small castle, Petit Trianon in the middle of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles which he developed and embellished over the past ten years or so. He ordered from Ange-Jacques Gabriel, his first architect, a … Continue reading Petit Trianon and Hameau de la Reine (Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet) situated in the middle of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles