This little house has intrigued me for years. It's called "le guet du roy" which means the king's look out or watch. I have found no relevant information as to its origins but I've always liked it!-----------------------------
Cette petite maison m'intrigue depuis fort longtemps. Je n'ai trouvé aucune information pertinente à son égard, mais je l'ai toujours bien aimée !
Extremely interesting, CQ! I'd love to see the inside. Could it have been used by the King's guards as a place to reconnoiter?
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty house, indeed!
ReplyDeleteLove the way the little building juts out from the bigger one in the background. Amazing how many blogs you follow. How do you get through them all? Addicting isn't it???
ReplyDeletec'est le flatiron building de versailles ;o) par curiosite j'ai cherche et j'ai aussi rien trouve
ReplyDeleteMaybe beacause it has views on three sides, so who ever was in there could see who was coming or going.......just a thought. Enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI have always been intrigued by these little wedges of houses. there are a few scattered about Seattle and other cities around here. Neat shot.
ReplyDeleteLove the theme day yellow shots too. MB
Une insolite curiosité en effet.
ReplyDeletePourvu qu'elle reste sur ses fondations, en témoignage.
Mais, un guet du Roy à Versailles ne me surprend pas.
Oh - i must look there twice to see the "le guet du roy". Enlarged I found a wonderful doorway of this little house.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful house and there are windows for two different streets!I like that tree in this picture!
ReplyDeleteKind Regards
Léia
Beautiful and intriguing building. What is the Yaki Tokyo in the back?
ReplyDeleteI can see why you love this building! How beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNice looking quaint king's lookout. Beautiful structure.
ReplyDeleteThis is a charming little house. This has a good view of both streets.
ReplyDeleteIt was probably a marketing name to make it attractive to buyers:) It is an interesting looking building, though. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteOh! It is so sweet! Beautiful! Nice photo!
ReplyDeleteI like it too. Maybe because it seems to have it's own part of the street. It has more windows I am guessing because of this and such a wonderful shape!
ReplyDelete@Clueless in Boston: you could be right, I have thought of that! ;-)
ReplyDeleteEnchanting building, very nice shot!
ReplyDeleteoh, it is charming. I, too, would love to see the inside.
ReplyDeleteI love buildings like this that are adapted to the space they occupy. It's charming.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is in a favourable spot for looking out over the road!
ReplyDeleteNice perspective ! It's amazing how this building has been designed !
ReplyDeleteCe bâtiment a été construit en 1783 pour y abriter l'un des trois postes de police que comptait, alors, la ville. Le Bailli de Versailles, l'équivalent du maire, avait en charge la police de la ville sous l'autorité du Gouverneur. Le Bailli ne disposait que de quelques "Suisses", c'est pourquoi le Gouverneur de Versailles, le Prince de Poix, fit venir des renforts de l'Hôtel des Invalides à Paris. Les "Suisses" étaient des anciens militaires trop vieux pour le service des armes ou estropiés à la suite des batailles menées par les armées royales. Ce poste de Gardes Suisses fut occupé en permanence par 3 gardes venus en renfort. Le Poste de garde sera saisi à la Révolution et vendu. Il est à noter que les Suisses bénéficiaient du privilège d'être autorisés à vendre du vin en franchise de taxe et, par conséquent, ils utilisaient souvent le Poste de Garde comme débit de boissons. Usage que ce Poste à conservé jusque dans les années 1990. Devenu une véritable ruine, il a été racheté par un particulier en 1996. Monsieur Piquet entrepris de restaurer ce bâtiment pour lui redonner son aspect du 18e siècle. C'est pourquoi vous avez pu, en 2009, faire cette spendide photo.
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