La Lanterne, Versailles

Along with the Fort de Brégançon in Var, it is one of the two official retreats of the President of the French Republic.

[1][2][3][4] It is four hectares wide, bordered by a tall wall and poplars, and it is forbidden to fly over the property.

[1][2] It takes 30 minutes by car to get there from the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of France.

The façades were ornamented with seven stucco decorated spans—six windows and one central door, which was surmounted by a pediment.

[1][2] Michel Rocard, who served as Prime Minister from 1988 to 1991, commissioned a swimming-pool and a tennis court.