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The King's, then Queen's stables

Coordinates: 48°48′24″N 2°07′35″E / 48.80667°N 2.12639°E / 48.80667; 2.12639
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The King's, then Queen's stables
LocationVersailles, Yvelines
France
Coordinates48°48′24″N 2°07′35″E / 48.80667°N 2.12639°E / 48.80667; 2.12639
Built1672 (purchase of land)
Original purposeHorse stable
Current purposeVersailles Court of Appeal.
The King's, then Queen's stables is located in Île-de-France (region)
The King's, then Queen's stables
Location of The King's, then Queen's stables in Île-de-France (region)

The King's Stables are located in Versailles, at 5 Carnot street, a few hundred meters from the Palace. Constituting the Royal Stables (an institution employing hundreds of people[1] at the time of Louis XIV's installation at Versailles), they were built in 1672.

Detail of the stables: single-level building, brick walls, mansard roofs: the Louis XIV's style.

Deemed too small, they were quickly replaced in the 1680s by the Petite Écurie and the Grande Écurie of the Place d'Armes. They were then offered to the Queen and became the Queen's Stables.

They are now occupied by the Versailles Court of Appeal.

They were listed as a historic monument in 1978.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Squires, pages, footmen, coachmen, grooms, blacksmiths, cartwrights, saddlers, doctors, surgeons, chaplains, musicians, etc.
  2. ^ "Ecuries du Roi, puis de la Reine (anciennes) - fiche PA00087686". pop culture (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-05.