The Queen’s Hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasant’s cottage hidden in the Versailles gardens. A romantic hideaway, MarieAntoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in Vienna. The Revolution left it for a ruin. 230 after its construction, it reopens to the public, restored to its original glory, as an extraordinary jewel of Versailles.

Documentary: The Secret Versailles of MarieAntoinette
Directed by: Sylvie Faiveley & Mark Daniels
Production: ZED, NHK JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION & ARTE France

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