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The ancient chapel of Bethune is a religious building built in the second half of the eighteenth century, integrated into the park of a Versaillaise property. Ranked Historic Monument by decree of 19 May 1970, it embodies the private religious architecture of this period, marked by the influence of the great aristocratic or bourgeois domains.

The chapel is located 6 places Edouard Laboulaye in Versailles (Yvelines), in a framework today urbanized but formerly linked to secondary residences or madness. Its classification refers specifically to the building (cadastre A 201p), without specifying its current use (visit, rental, or private use).

At the time of its construction, Versailles was a major centre of French social and political life, attracting an elite to build private places of worship. These chapels reflected both the social status of their owners and the artistic currents of the Enlightenment, often mixing classicism and rococo ornaments. Their preservation bears witness to the importance of secondary religious heritage in local history.

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