This is a lovely but kind of sad spot in the English Garden at Versailles. It took many years for Marie and Louis to forge their relationship together. This structure is a reminder of a very young woman's wish for love and romance amid all the fabulous beauty of Versailles.
It's worth a short look on your way between the Hamlet and the Petit Trianon. Small and certainly not worth a special trip
So many things to see at Versailles, it is incredible. This "gazebo" is close to the petit Trianon and seemingly away from the main tourist area. (One never really knows because the grounds are so large and visitors could be scattered throughout and not visible to others). The Temple of Love appeared to suggest serenity and peace to me and I was happy to have seen it. It is a long way to walk to get there (from the Chateau) so I'd suggest you combine the visit with another area of interest - petit Trianon or something else - check the site map - as Versailles is so large it's best to plan out what you intend to do and when.
When you buy the ticket that includes Marie Antoinette's palace and trianon gardens, there will be a set of places to visit; grand trianon, petit trianon, la ferme, .. and temple of love. Temple of love is a peaceful quiet place to relax at, with nice architecture, gardens, flowers, canals. Enjoy it.
It was a beautiful building on a small island accessed by a charming wooden bridge. Learned that the marble sculpting was all first rate and considered to be the tops! The original cupid drawing his bow in the temple is now in the louvre, but the replacement is a fine one done by an 18th century sculptor of note.
Its beautiful , luckily the weather was good when we visited, it can be freezing outside. The birds are beautiful as well.
very nice and very romantic we stopped and sat and looked back up the water to the small triannon in the pouring rain... nice
Unexpected treat just behind the Petit Trianon. Nice, relaxing garden area, with small canals on both sides. Sit and enjoy.
This ornamental neo-classical Roman temple contains a statue of Cupid creating a bow from Hercules's club. In contrast to the grand but stuffily symmetrical gardens of the palace which Marie Antoinette was said to dislike, the English Gardens that the temple stands in appear manicured in a more natural style. The temple's position was designed to be seen from the queen's bedroom window in the Petit Trianon not far away. Indeed, the entire Queen's Estate was very much a manifestation of Marie Antoinette's desire to be away from main chateau Just goes to show that too much grandeur can prove to be just that after a while, i.e., too much.
After spending hours walking around Versailles we decided to walk around Marie Antoinettes beautiful gardens. The Temple of Love is perfectly situated and the whole area just oozes history. It was the perfect spot to propose to my girlfriend and luckily she said yes......I highly recommend the Versailles experience (although the queues can be a little off putting)