tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post5214277383506608575..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: Le Pavillon de Madame, VeraillesArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-31720485781121428492014-01-16T07:43:14.187-05:002014-01-16T07:43:14.187-05:00This is so interesting! yes I could live there, an...This is so interesting! yes I could live there, and I hope it wasn't torn down! It is exquisite. I love the gardens and and all the painted detail in the house. Xo Nancy<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880451168189671638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-66059263901981819772014-01-15T12:46:00.010-05:002014-01-15T12:46:00.010-05:00Oh yes, Stefan I could easily live in this beautif...Oh yes, Stefan I could easily live in this beautiful home! I love the facade and the staircase. <br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Kansas City CultureKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-77273225508341844052014-01-13T22:47:10.530-05:002014-01-13T22:47:10.530-05:00Haha. I just read the remaining comments. The hai...Haha. I just read the remaining comments. The hairy queen? Sorta ruins the cachet, non?<br /><br />xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-88238111075156618842014-01-13T22:44:26.946-05:002014-01-13T22:44:26.946-05:00How utterly charming (and delightfully written, I ...How utterly charming (and delightfully written, I might add). I fell in love immediately with this tiny (haha) house. One bedroom. Perfection! I think I would spend a lot of time on the terrace after dinner. I love everything about this place. Do tell us if you find out more about it. I hope it was not demolished. How sad that would be. i love the site plan too.<br /><br />xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-53181645894506620202014-01-11T11:26:05.055-05:002014-01-11T11:26:05.055-05:00Mark, this house belonged to Marie Josephine de Sa...Mark, this house belonged to Marie Josephine de Savoie, Comtesse de Provence. She was the wife of the brother of Louis XVI, the Comte de Provence ( he will be king many years later after the Revolution and Napoleon's empire when monarchy came back, he was Louis XVIII)<br />She was the sister in law of Marie Antoinette. <br />At the court , the number two after the King was named "Monsieur frère du Roi" and the Comtesse de Provence was named just "Madame" being the second in honor after Marie Antoinette.<br />All this story to explain why this nice house was called Pavillon Madame<br /><br />She is known in french history as the "reine velue" the hairy queen. She was very ugly and bad smelling, and had no spirit, which was two big mistakes in Versailles<br />She is also famous because she had a quite open lesbian relationship with her reader.<br /><br />On the same property she had built by Chalgrin a place for music known as the Pavillon de Musique de la Comtesse de Provence <br />It still exists with few alterations and it's a fantastic example of neoclassicism<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903295035578207727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-31435626845665816292014-01-11T11:07:54.571-05:002014-01-11T11:07:54.571-05:00Dear Architect
Yes the house still exist but it s...Dear Architect<br /><br />Yes the house still exist but it s now part of a private school " Ecole Sainte Genevieve". But you'd better not try to visit the place , you'd be terribly disapointed : it s now set between a rugby court and a disgracious school chapel . The building has been majorly altered. <br />As for the interiors, I am not very optimistic, the pavilion is used to host the religious teachers of the school and they probably turned the reception rooms into numerous bedrooms and bathrooms....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903295035578207727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-5247087384391686382014-01-10T17:02:22.646-05:002014-01-10T17:02:22.646-05:00Oh, yes! I could live there!! Fabulous mansard roo...Oh, yes! I could live there!! Fabulous mansard roof with those oeil-de-boeuf windows. Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-47202456271727529962014-01-10T16:08:31.297-05:002014-01-10T16:08:31.297-05:00I have never seen this house in person, so I don&#...I have never seen this house in person, so I don't know if it still exists or not. But I have long loved the elegant proportions and the layout of the rooms. The height of the tall main/first floor is very chic; it reminds me - in general terms - of the Clarence Mack-designed house in Palm Beach known as Lakeview House.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-84864855064742708322014-01-10T12:10:27.044-05:002014-01-10T12:10:27.044-05:00Deana -you would LOVE this book!!Deana -you would LOVE this book!!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-72606483986033909902014-01-10T12:10:14.945-05:002014-01-10T12:10:14.945-05:00Stephilius, totally agree on the staircase. It'...Stephilius, totally agree on the staircase. It's a bit awkward and DIY if interesting!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-74323464101890774922014-01-10T12:09:25.250-05:002014-01-10T12:09:25.250-05:00Mark, I wonder if thats who it referred to. The ot...Mark, I wonder if thats who it referred to. The other houses in the book though are very explicit who they belonged to so I began to doubt that it was a royal connection. Hopefully someone will know and fill us in!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-36719595130734059632014-01-10T11:45:49.599-05:002014-01-10T11:45:49.599-05:00I just love these stories and the ethereal black a...I just love these stories and the ethereal black and white pictures... it really does see like another world, does't it. Gorgeous details make me want to buy the book!!!<br />...and yes, I could live there in a heartbeat.Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-57098113681298168212014-01-10T10:51:38.338-05:002014-01-10T10:51:38.338-05:00Wonderful. I don't think it would be - too - ...Wonderful. I don't think it would be - too - difficult to line in - such - a small space. Besides, there's a whole third story, and one doesn't have to - completely - fill it with servants. ; )<br /><br />The only thing I don't like is the decoration of the staircase. It's very awkwardly arranged, and I don't think those two design elements - the heavy faux marbre molding and the grotesque/chinoiserie panels - work well together. One or the other, not both. (And a lot less of it, if it's the former.) Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-59340509405928911772014-01-10T10:34:01.854-05:002014-01-10T10:34:01.854-05:00Hi, Stefan,
I think this house was probably used ...Hi, Stefan,<br /><br />I think this house was probably used by the older unmarried daughter of one of the kings, a station usually given the title "Madame Royale," which was the equivalent of "Princess Royal." It's lovely, and I particularly like that all the facades are equal.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com