MarieAntoinette's private chambers In Versailles the queen had a series of small rooms beyond her State Apartments which were reserved for her personal use and for service by her ladiesinwaiting Marie Leszczyńska used to retire here to read, paint, reflect, or receive private visitsMarieAntoinette, seeking to flee the Court of Versailles, ordered the construction of her hamlet in 17 She regularly went there to experience the charms of country life, surrounded by her lady's companions It became a genuine farm, managed by a farmer, whoseLeft to rack and ruin for the best part of two centuries, the Maison de la Reine, Marie Antoinette's country retreat on the fringes of the Château de Versailles, has finally been restored to its former glory, thanks to a major £326 million renovation Built between 17 and 1787 as the extravagant centrepiece of the Hameau de la Reine, a model 'village' and folly of epic scale
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