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304. VERSAILLES : COUR DE MARBRE, AS REMODELLED BY J. H. MANSART 



(f. 1680). 



which within ten years 

 (1678-88) more than 

 doubled the extent of 

 the chateau and pro- 

 foundly modified its 

 aspect. In these alter- 

 ations the King's own 

 apartments were placed 

 on the first floor in the 

 centre of the entrance 

 front, and to give this 

 portion greater dignity 

 Mansart arched the 

 window-heads and 

 added a picturesquely 

 designed attic (Fig. 

 304). In modifying 

 the garden fronts he 

 also adopted arched 

 windows for the first 

 floor with happy effect 

 (Fig. 303). He con- 

 structed the " Grande 

 Galerie," or " Galerie 



305. VERSAILLES : PART OF COUR DE MARBRE. 



