Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionChapelle du Lycée Hoche
Versailles
Tucked inside a working high school, this neoclassical chapel is Versailles' best-kept architectural secret. Richard Mique's 1770s masterpiece features a revolutionary Greek cross plan, soaring dome lit by oculus, and 24 fluted Ionic columns.
Neoclassical masterpiece
Rare guided access
Hidden Versailles gem
Revolutionary Greek cross design
Tips
🏛️"masterpiece of Versailles" (architect Frédéric Didier)
📅check Friends of Hoche Museum for rare tour dates
🎨look for the sculpted story of the Virgin encircling the chapel
Chapelle du Lycée Hoche
Versailles
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionTucked inside a working high school, this neoclassical chapel is Versailles' best-kept architectural secret. Richard Mique's 1770s masterpiece features a revolutionary Greek cross plan, soaring dome lit by oculus, and 24 fluted Ionic columns.
Neoclassical masterpiece
Rare guided access
Hidden Versailles gem
Revolutionary Greek cross design
Tips
🏛️"masterpiece of Versailles" (architect Frédéric Didier)
📅check Friends of Hoche Museum for rare tour dates
🎨look for the sculpted story of the Virgin encircling the chapel