Because of its isolation in a curve of the seine river, in a poor, sandy area, the northern section of the forest of Saint germain has long remained wilder, and a favored ground for wild animals. The hunt and isolation are precisely the reasons why monarchs, and later users, came to this place since the Renaissance. But these reasons also imply that no noe ever stayed here for long, which accounts for the repeated periods of neglect the pavilion endured.