The inspiration
The Marie-Antoinette logo was inspired by her monogram as it can be found in the Palace of Fontainebleau.
The Palace of Fontainebleau or Château de Fontainebleau was the residence of French monarchs from Louis VII through Napoleon III. Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette made their last visit to Fontainebleau in 1786, on the eve of the French Revolution.
Transforming history into art.
From the Petit Trianon to the Queen’s Gardens, passing by the Hamlet, the Estate, opened in 2006, reveals Marie-Antoinette’s private life. Louis XVI’s wife loved this place where she could return to the pleasures of simple, rural pursuits, away from the pomp of Versailles.
The Petit Trianon and its park are unquestionably linked to the memory of Marie-Antoinette. She is the only queen to have imposed her personal taste on Versailles. Sweeping away the old court and its traditions, she insisted on living as she wished. In her Trianon domain, which Louis XVI gave her in 1774, she found the heaven of privacy that enabled her to escape from the rigours of court etiquette. Nobody could come there without her invitation.
