Baroque architecture in France is known as the Style of Louis
XIV. Unquestionably, the greatest achievement of the classic period is Versailles.
Although there had been a hunting lodge located here, the great collaboration
under Louis XIV to build a royal palace began with Le Vau in 1669. After his
death the following year, the work was continued by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. He
expanded the Garden Front placing the Salon de la Paix (Peace) and the Salon de
la Guerre (War) on either end of the famous Galerie des Glaces or Hall of
Mirrors. The gardens were designed by Le
Nôtre, the interiors by the head painter, Le Brun.
Baroque/Louis XIV/Classic 17th C
General
Francois Mansart
(1598-1666)--Baroque classicism
Louis Le Vau (1612-1670)--Vaux-le-Vicomte, Louvre (completion),
Versailles
Jules Hardouin-Mansart--
Invalides, Versailles
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