ESC* DES AMBASSADV 

 ESC* DE LA REIrtE 

 .SALOM DE LA GUERRE 

 SALON DE LA PAIX 

 CHAMSRE DU ROI 



RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 



stone one, and ex- 

 tending the brick 

 buildings on the 

 fourth (Fig. 300). 

 Begun in 1668, the 

 works were carried 

 on after Le Vau's 

 death (1670) by 

 d'Orbay, and com- 

 pleted, as regards 

 the exterior, in 

 1674, and the in- 

 terior, including the 

 great staircase, in 

 1680. The moat 

 and screen disap- 

 peared, the fore- 

 court was re- 

 modelled, the 

 eastern angle pav- 

 ilions were con- 

 nected up by 

 arched vestibules 

 with the service 

 wings, which were 

 prolonged and 

 made to end in 

 pavilions with lan- 

 terns and columned 

 porticoes (Fig. 



302). The main block, as altered, presented a rectangular mass to the 

 gardens with thirteen windows to the north and south, and twenty -three 

 to the west (Fig. 301). The central portion of the new west front, 

 with nine windows, i.e., that corresponding to the space between the 

 projecting pavilions of the old chateau, was recessed so as to form a 

 covered loggia below and open terrace above. Between the old and 

 new wings on the north and south were internal courts. The scheme 

 of the external stone elevations consisted in a rusticated lower storey 

 with arched openings, a lofty upper storey with an Ionic order, and 

 tall square-headed windows surmounted by sculptured panels, an 

 attic with square windows and an attic order, and finally a balustrade 

 with vases and trophies. This system is enlivened by a rhythmical 

 grouping of features. The windows occur singly or in threes, and, 

 where single, are flanked by pairs of coupled columns in front of the 



100. VERSAILLES : PLAN. 



