Grands travaux d’aménagement du vallon de Marly

The Marly valley is situated 8 kilometres to the north of Versailles. The soil is made up of Rupelian sands lying on clay and marl, with an overall variation in level of 70 metres. Louis XIV chose this valley for a truly new royal place of residence, built between 1679 and his death in 1715, which b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jean-David Vernhes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2006-03-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/14555