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Petite Ecurie

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The Petite Ecurie is a monument in Versailles, France, standing on the Place d Armes opposite the Palace of Versailles between the Avenue de Paris and the Avenue de Sceaux. Built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and completed in 1681, it formed part of the Ecuries royales, the royal stables that together with the Grande Ecurie employed roughly 1,000 people under Louis XIV. It today houses the Ecole Nationale Superieure d Architecture de Versailles along with the workshops of the Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Monument 1
Building Type
Palace 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Versailles, France 2
Completed Year
1681 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Palace 1
Building Type (category)
Monument 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Monument, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Palace, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Petite Ecurie (Wikidata)
Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Petite Ecurie (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
Sources
1. Petite Ecurie (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite_Écurie, lead definition
    The Petite Écurie (French pronunciation: [pətit ekyʁi]) 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.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Petite Ecurie is a monument in Versailles, France, standing on the Place d Armes opposite the Palace of Versailles between the Avenue de Paris and the Avenue de Sceaux. Built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and completed in 1681, it formed part of the Ecuries royales, the royal stables that together with the Grande Ecurie employed roughly 1,000 people under Louis XIV. It today houses the Ecole Nationale Superieure d Architecture de Versailles along with the workshops of the Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1681)
    completion_date/completed = 1681
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monument)
    The Petite Écurie (French pronunciation: [pətit ekyʁi]) 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 under Louis XIV), and was built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart a
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Palace)
    The Petite Écurie (French pronunciation: [pətit ekyʁi]) 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 under Louis XIV), and was built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart a
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2. Petite Ecurie (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Versailles, France
    Wikidata item Q3377428, property P131/P17 (location): Versailles, France
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
    The visible walls of the Palace are of stone, while the less visible walls are of red brick with stone facing.
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
    The visible walls of the Palace are of stone, while the less visible walls are of red brick with stone facing.
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