Château of Versailles

Château of Versailles

Town (East) Façade

JA 2012

  • A concave semi-circular colonnade would link the Pavilion Gabriel to a new balancing twin, and would be pierced by a pedimented centrepiece; & looming over all, the great dome.
  • The ground-floor order would continue full-circle to enclose the forecourt, with a triumphal-arch gate over the entrance.
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