Marly-le-Roi: history and sights
Served by: Transilien L.
Did you know?
Serves the site of the Château de Marly, a discreet residence where Louis XIV retreated from the rigid etiquette of Versailles.
Anecdote
Its gardens were fed by the Machine de Marly, a giant hydraulic mechanism with 14 waterwheels that pumped water from the Seine — nicknamed the 'eighth wonder of the world' at the time.
Around Marly-le-Roi
- Musée du Domaine royal de Marly, 1250 m away — Retraces the history of Louis XIV's vanished château and its legendary hydraulic machine, in the Parc de Marly.