South of the Place d’Armes (parade place), was the '' vieux Versailles '', the ancient small village at the time of Louis XIII. This old town widened during the time of monarchy until it became a bustling town. In the foreground, with a blue roof to enhance the building, you can see the '' jeu de paume '' where 300 members of the Third Estate took their famous oath on june 20th 1789.

North of the Place d’Armes was built the nouveau Versailles. The concentration and the development of administration and ministries caused the construction of ministries buildings and private mansions, as the nobility wanted to have a residence close to the Palace. Near the rue de l’Abreuvoir (watering street) or the Place d’armes, the private houses of the Orleans, the Condés, the Bouillons were built, as well as those of the Gramont and Villeroi families. On the right side of the picture, easy to identify by their wide square courtyard ' the Queen’s Stables '' (today the Court of Appeal of Versailles). These stables were used for the accommodation of lads and horses. Louis XIV offered them to his spouse Maria-Theresa of Austria. In the foreground you can see the Place Dauphine as it was called under the monarchy and since 1832 until today, Place Hoche.