French Baroque architecture
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French Baroque architecture, usually called French classicism, was a style of architecture during the reigns of Louis XIII, Louis XIV and Louis XV. It was preceded by French Renaissance architecture a
Palace of Versailles
Château de Maisons-Laffitte by François Mansart, (1630–51)
Palais du Luxembourg by Salomon de Brosse (1615–1620)
Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris, by Louis Le Vau and André Le Nôtre, (1656-1661)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
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Jules Hardouin-Mansart was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires ; Place Vendôme ; the domed chapel of Les Invalides, and the Grand Trianon of the Pa
Portrait of Jules Hardoun Mansart by Hyacinthe Rigaud, with Les Invalides in background
Church of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris (1676–1691)
The outer dome conceals an inner dome, visible from below
Inner dome of Les Invalides, seen from below