Porte de Mérantais

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The Mérantais Gate was one of the 24 gates in the surrounding wall of Louis XIV's Grand Parc de chasse. It was built in 1684 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart on the same architectural model as all the other gates/guardhouses of the Grand Parc, with a large carriage gate next to the guard's house. It is currently located in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux in the Yvelines, on the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Golf Course.

The Mérantais gate was one of the main gates south of the Grand Parc enclosure. It opened onto the Mérantais estate, renamed "Solitude du Mérantais" in the mid-17th century under the influence of Guillaume Le Roy, a fervent friend of Port-Royal, whose abbey of Port-Royal des Champs was nearby.

Its facades and roofs are listed as historical monuments by order of February 13, 1989. It is visible from the departmental road 36.

Architectural style: Classical architectureCoordinates: 48°44'52"N, 2°4'42"E

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Île-de-FranceFrance

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Porte de Mérantais – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Le Golf National, Château de la Madeleine, La Batterie, Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs.

~1790 ftNE
Golf
Le Golf National, Toussus-le-Noble
9 min walk • The Albatros course at Le Golf National is an 18-hole golf course in France, near Paris. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in Guyancourt, southwest of central Paris.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, History museum
Château de la Madeleine, Chevreuse
79 min walk • The Château de la Madeleine is a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, in the French département of Yvelines. In a good state of preservation, it was built on the top of a hill and dominates the town.
2.6 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
La Batterie, Guyancourt
66 min walk • The Batterie de Bouviers is located in the commune of Guyancourt, Yvelines, France. It is a former fortification built beginning in 1879 and occupied by the army until 1932.
2.8 miW
Museum, Art museum
Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs
72 min walk • The musée national de Port-Royal des Champs is an art museum situated at the place of the former Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux, in Yvelines. The museum features 17th and 18th-century paintings and engravings, including a series that depicts the religious life of the former abbey.
2.5 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Observatory, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
64 min walk • The Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Observatory is an astronomical observatory affiliated with the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University. Built in Guyancourt, France in 2009, it focuses on the fields of climate change and sustainable development.
2.9 miS
48°42'23"N • 2°4'33"E
Musée Raymond Devos, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
74 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.5 miNW
Area
Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Guyancourt
38 min walk • Voisins-le-Bretonneux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 24.1 km from the centre in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
2.2 miNW
Postmodern architecture
Les Arcades du Lac, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
55 min walk • The Arcades du Lac, built in 1981, is an ensemble of apartment buildings in the outer Paris ville nouvelle of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, near Versailles.
2.7 miNE
Area
Buc, Versailles
68 min walk • Buc is a commune in the Yvelines department and Île-de-France region of north central France.
2.6 miNE
Forts and castles, Park
Château du Haut-Buc, Versailles
67 min walk • The castle of Haut-Buc is located in the commune of Buc, in the department of Yvelines, France.
2.9 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Musée National de Port Royal des Champs, Magny-les-Hameaux
74 min walk • The musée national de Port-Royal des Champs is an art museum situated at the place of the former Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux, in Yvelines. The museum features 17th and 18th-century paintings and engravings, including a series that depicts the religious life of the former abbey.