The Grand Trianon at Versailles was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Louis XIV, replacing the Trianon de Porcelaine by Louis Le Vau, built from 1670 to 1672. Construction ran from June 1687 to January 1688, matching the infobox, which dates only the marble building.
The text says French Baroque, while the infobox also lists Louis XIV, Neoclassical and Empire styles. It is built of red Languedoc marble and was twice the size of the porcelain pavilion.
Peter the Great stayed there in 1717, and Napoleon furnished it in the Empire style. Marshal Bazaine's treason trial took place in its peristyle in 1873, and the Treaty of Trianon was negotiated and signed there in 1920. De Gaulle ordered a renovation in 1963. It is an official residence of the French President for hosting foreign dignitaries and a popular tourist site. The article gives no hours.
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