Grande Écurie
Grande Écurie | |
The Grande Écurie at the Palace of Versailles, taken from the Pavillon Dufour. | |
Interactive map of Great Stable | |
| Location | France, île de France, Yvelines, Versailles |
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| Coordinates | 48°48′14″N 2°7′42″E / 48.80389°N 2.12833°E |
| Designer | Jules Hardouin-Mansart |
| Beginning date | 1682 |
The Grande Écurie (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d ekyʁi], Great Stable) is a building located in Versailles (Yvelines), on the Place d'Armes, opposite the Palace, between the avenues of Saint-Cloud and Paris. Together with the Petite Écurie (literal French for "The Small Stable"), it formed the Royal Stables (an institution that employed around a thousand people under Louis XIV), and was built under the direction of architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and completed in 1682.
Equipped with a riding hall, it housed the king's hunting and war horses.