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THE HIST OR Y OF P ARIS  29

Madame de Maintenon
When the queen died
in 1683, Louis married
Madame de
Maintenon, shown
here in a framed
painting by Caspar
Netscher.

Ceiling by Charles Le Brun
Court painter to Louis XIV, Le Brun
decorated many ceilings like this one
at the Hôtel Carnavalet (see p96). Decorated Fan
For special court fêtes, Louis
The Galerie d’Hercule XIV often stipulated that
with Le Brun ceiling women carry fans.

Where to See the Sun
King’s Paris
Many 17th-century mansions
such as the Hôtel Lambert still
exist in Paris, but not all are open
to the public. However, Hôtel des
Invalides (p191), the Dôme
Church (pp188–9), the Palais du
Luxembourg (p174) and Versailles
(pp250–55) give a magnifi cent
impression of the period.

Hôtel Lambert (1640) Formal Classical Garden
In the 17th century, the
aristocracy built luxurious
town houses with grand
staircases, courtyards,
formal gardens, coach
houses and stables.
Neptune Cup
Made from lapis lazuli with a silver
Neptune on top, this cup was part of Dôme Church
Louis’ vast collection of art objects.

1667 Louvre 1682 Court moves 1686
rebuilt and to Versailles where Le Procope,
observatory it stays until the Paris’s first café, 1715 Louis XIV dies
established Revolution is founded Statue of Louis XIV at
Musée Carnavalet
1660 1670 1680 1690 1700 1710
1692 Great famines
due to bad harvests
1670 The decree for and wars 1702
building Hôtel des Paris first divided into 20
Invalides is signed 1689 Pont Royal built arrondissements (districts)

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