Chateau De Versailles Gardens

Jardins du château de versailles.

Chateau de versailles gardens. ʒaʁdɛ dy ʃato də versaij occupy part of what was once the domaine royal de versailles the royal demesne of the château of versailles. This grove replaced the famous labyrinth grove installed in 1665 1666 and enhanced in 1677 with a series of thirty nine painted. The palace s paintings sculptures and other decorative elements are largely inspired by the gardens. The palace is now a historical monument and unesco world heritage site notable especially for the ceremonial hall of mirrors the jewel like royal opera and the royal apartments.

The small rustic hameau hamlet created for marie antoinette. For the more intimate royal residences the grand trianon and petit trianon located within the park. Résidence officielle des rois de france le château de versailles et ses jardins comptent parmi les plus illustres monuments du patrimoine mondial et constituent la plus complète réalisation de l art français du xviie siècle. Access to the gardens is free of charge except for fountain show and musical gardens days from april to october.

And the vast gardens of versailles with fountains canals and geometric flower beds and groves laid out by andré le nôtre. The palace was stripped. In the hands of gardener andré le nôtre and his assistants walks parterres statues and fountains were created to make the gardens of versailles a work of art in their own right. Courtesy of the official website of the chateau de versailles one of the quirkiest places on the estate is this cozy sanctuary designed for marie antoinette yet again as a place to retreat from the stresses of courtly life.

The buffet d eau situated within view of the northern end of the trianon sous bois wing this fountain also known as the cascade was built by jules hardouin mansart in 1703 decorated with many hued marble and topped off with lead figures sculpted by mazière le lorrain hardy poirier and van clève. Welcome to the gardens when you arrive at the palace you can go directly to the gardens by going to the top left hand side of the cour d honneur then entering the gate of the courtyard of the princes. The hall of mirrors king s grand apartments museum of the history of france explore the château de versailles its gardens the grand trianon and marie antoinette s domain. In the 19th century the royal island was filled in and became the king s garden planted with rare and exotic trees.

Work on the gardens was started at the same time as the work on the palace and lasted for 40 or so years. Gardens and fountains what would louis xiv s palace of versailles be without its french garden.