Louveciennes: history and sights
Served by: Transilien L.
Did you know?
The Château de Louveciennes, built after 1684 for Arnold de Ville, one of the builders of the Marly machine, was given by Louis XV to the Countess du Barry.
Anecdote
In 1771 Claude-Nicolas Ledoux built the music pavilion, known as the Pavillon de Louveciennes, for Madame du Barry.
Around Louveciennes
- Ancien château de Madame du Barry et pavillon de musique, 1000 m away — A former château enlarged by Gabriel in 1769-1771, with Ledoux's music pavilion (1771), protected as a historic monument.
- Machine de Marly (vestiges), 900 m away — Remains of the Bougival hydraulic machine that supplied water to Versailles and Marly.
- Forêt de Louveciennes, 1400 m away — A forest between Bougival and Louveciennes, crisscrossed by paths.