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===The Queen's hamlet and Theatre===
[[File:Marie Antoinette amusement at Versailles.JPG|thumb|The Queen's Hamlet]]
Near the Trianons are the [[French pavilion]], built by Gabriel in 1750 between the two residences, and the [[Théâtre de la Reine|Queen's Theatre]] and [[Hameau de la Reine|Queen's Hamlet]], built by architect [[Richard Mique]] in 1780 and from 1783 to 1785 respectively. These were both built at the behest of Marie Antoinette;{{sfn|Hoog|1996|p=374}} the theatre, hidden in the gardens, indulged her appreciation of opera and is absolutely original,{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Trianon}} and the hamlet to extend her gardens with rustic amenities.{{sfn|Hoog|1996|p=374}}{{sfn|Palace of Versailles: Queen's Hamlet}}{{sfn|Jones|2018|pp=76–79}} The building scheme of the Queen's Hamlet includes a farmhouse (the farm was to produce milk and eggs for the queen), a dairy, a dovecote, a boudoir, a barn that burned down during the French Revolution, a mill and a tower in the form of a lighthouse.