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Five subsidiary structures located near the Palace of Versailles have a historical relation with the history and evolution of the palace. Of these five structures – the Ménagerie, the Pavillon de la Lanterne the Trianon de Porcelaine, the Grand Trianon (also called the Marble Trianon), and the Petit Trianon – two have been destroyed (the Ménagerie and the Trianon de Porcelaine); however, historical documentation and accounts permit these two structures to be discussed. As an ensemble of buildings related to, yet removed from, the chateau of Versailles, they represent architectural masterworks of the 17th and 18th centuries that have inspired architects to this day. ==The Ménagerie== In response to increased interest in zoology—and especially with regard to Aristotelian theology, which experienced a renaissance through the works of Claude Perrault; as well as the passion for the exotic, Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Ménagerie in 1662. Completed in 1664, the Ménagerie was located at the southern end of the transverse branch of the Grand Canal. Comprising a complex of building that featured a central octagonal two-story pavilion, the Ménagerie was a favorite destination for visitors and courtiers. In Diderot's Encyclopédie, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton recounts a story in which Louis XIV took delivery of an African elephant as a gift. The ground floor of the central pavilion contained a ''salon frais'', which was decorated with shell work to resemble a grotto.〔The ''salon frais'' was also equipped with fountains that could be operated secretly and which would splash unsuspecting visitors with icy water.〕 On the second floor were a series of rooms, each with a balcony that overlooked the animal enclosures that surrounded the pavilion. In 1697, the 12-year-old Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie married Louis XIV's grandson, Louis, duc de Bourgogne. The duchesse's vivacity and precociousness quickly won the heart of the aging king, who presented the Ménagerie to the duchesse. Between 1698 and 1700 the interior was redecorated. In a stylistic departure from the esthetic of Louis XIV's fourth building campaign in the chateau, which was characterized by courtly austerity, the new décor of the Ménagerie was characterized by a youthful exuberance that anticipated the Rococo style of Louis XV. Regrettably, in 1801 the Ménagerie, which had been sold during the sales of land that occurred after the Revolution, was destroyed. Today, the Pavilion de la Lanterne, the only surviving vestige of the Ménagerie, is being restored providing us with a glimpse of the cynegetic decoration of this lost Versailles masterpiece.〔KIMBALL, 1936 ; KIMBALL, 1943 107-109 ; MABILLE, 1974 ; MARQUET DE VASSELOT, 1899 ; VERLET, 1985 55-56 ; 194-195.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Subsidiary structures of the Palace of Versailles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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