A secret at Versailles set off in a distant corner is the Petit Hameau (Little Hamlet), a hamlet of a dozen or so buildings built for Marie-Antoinette during the 1780s. It's charming and completely at odds with the world that existed just outside the property - then and now.
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The Petit Hameau
The dream village of Marie-Antoinette realized at Versailles.
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The Queen's House at petit hameau
The main house where Marie-Antoinette played at farming.
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The Queen's House at petit hameau
The grounds around the main house where Marie-Antoinette played at farming.
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The Queen's House at petit hameau
Another angle of the main house where Marie-Antoinette played at farming.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
One of the charming buildings.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Another of the charming buildings.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Another of the charming buildings with crops.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Another of the charming buildings.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Another of the charming buildings.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Building with well.
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Marie-Antoinette's Farm at Versailles
Another of the charming buildings.
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