Éléphante De Louis XIV
Louis XIV's elephant (born around 1664 and died in 1681 at the Château de Versailles) was a gift from the King of Portugal to Louis XIV, King of France. It is the only African elephant recorded in Europe between 1483 and 1862. Life A diplomatic gift from Portugal in 1668, this elephant was a female from the Congo.It is not known whether Alfonso VI or his successor Regent Pedro II was in power when the elephant was shipped to Versailles. The elephant, housed in the Royal Menagerie of Versailles, died 13 years later in 1681. It is known that she was fed daily with 80 pounds of bread, 12 litres of wine, a large portion of vegetable soup with bread and rice, and grass at will. In the last year of her life, she suffered muscle loss and had to be lifted onto her feet with a crane. After her death in 1681, the elephant was dissected by Claude Perrault. The results of the analysis were not published until 1734. The skeleton is now on display at the National Museum of Natural Histo ...
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Royal Menagerie Of Versailles
The Menagerie, Ménagerie royale de Versailles (literal French for "Royal Menagerie of Versailles") was Louis XIV's first major project at Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles. It was built even before the creation of the Grand Canal of Versailles, Grand Canal. Its construction was entrusted to the architect Louis Le Vau, who began work in 1663. Abandoned during the French Revolution, it fell into ruin and no longer exists today. Under Louis XIV Its construction was entrusted to the architect Louis Le Vau, who began work in 1663. The menagerie was built between 1662 and 1664, at the southern end of the future Grand canal of Versailles, Grand Canal, along the road between Palace of Versailles, Versailles and Saint-Cyr-l'École, Saint-Cyr, but was not fully completed until 1668. It is centred around an octagonal building covered by a slate dome. This building is surrounded by an octagonal courtyard opening onto seven courtyards separated by gates and walls for birds and exotic animals ...
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