Last but not least, each project was reviewed by the King himself, who was keen to see “every detail”. (Thompson 2006). In the case of the Grandes Eaux â when all the fountains played to their maximum â more than 10,000 m3 of water was needed for one afternoon's display. This system brought an additional 72,000 m3 of water to the gardens (Thompson, 2006). Trees and shrubbery dating from the reign of Louis XIV were felled or uprooted with the intent of transforming the French garden of Le Nôtre and Hardouin-Mansart into an English garden. Seizing upon the success of a system devised in 1680 that raised water from the Seine to the gardens of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, construction of the Machine de Marly began the following year. La Colonnade with the "Abduction of Persephone" by François Girardon. Louis XIV developed the palace to royal dimensions, making it the center of his court and government. Located at the junction of the Grand Canal and the junction of the northern transversal branch, Little Venice housed the caravels and yachts that were received from The Netherlands and the gondolas and gondoliers received as gifts from the Doge of Venice, hence the name. [44] This involves restoring some of the parterres like the Parterre du Midi to their original formal layout, as they appeared under Le Nôtre. ", Hedin, Thomas. Administered by the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles, an autonomous public entity operating under the aegis of the French Ministry of Culture, the gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year. The areas were replanted with lime trees and were rechristened the Quinconce du Nord and the Quinconce du Midi (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). 1693, "Parterre du Nord" by Ãtienne Allegrain, ca. [47] The machine was a must-see for visitors to France. 1670, Apollo attended by nymphsby François Girardon and Thomas Regnaudin, ca. Yet 'garden' is scarcely a fitting designation. These improvements increased the water capacity to nearly 3,000 m3 of water per day; however, the increased capacity of the Grande Pompe often left the Clagny pond dry (Thompson, 2006). (Thompson 2006), Parterre d'Eau Château de Versailles. The most significant contribution to the gardens during the reign of Louis XVI was the Grotte des Bains d'Apollon. Because of this tree, the bosquet was also known as the Bosquet du Chêne Vert. [8], In 1662, minor modifications to the château were undertaken; however, greater attention was given to developing the gardens. (Nolhac 1901, 1925) The Orangery, which was designed by Louis Le Vau, was located south of the château, a situation that took advantage of the natural slope of the hill. A century later, in 1817, Louis XVIII ordered the Ãle du Roi and the Miroir d'Eau to be completely remodeled as an English-style garden. Versailles â France Probably the world's most famous garden, it was built for Louis XIV and designed by Andre Le Notre. The statue that currently occupies the center of the Colonnade â the Abduction of Persephone â (from the Grande Commande of 1664) was set in place in 1696 (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). Accordingly, Louis XIV's building campaigns apply to the gardens as well. To maintain the design, the garden needed to be replanted approximately once every 100 years. With this measure of economy, fountains still consumed 12,800 m3 of water per day, far above the capacity of the existing supplies. In 1761, Louis XV commissioned Ange-Jacques Gabriel to build the Petit Trianon as a residence that would allow him to spend more time near the jardins botaniques. Built in 1675, the Bosquet de la Renommée featured a fountain statue of Fame â hence the name of the bosquet. 1670, Located on the eastâwest axis just west and below the Parterre d'Eau, is the Bassin de Latone. It is this final version of the fountain that one sees today at Versailles. In 1870, a violent storm struck the area damaging and uprooting scores of trees, which necessitated a massive replantation program. The palace itself is designed with elaborate architecture and attention to detail, but for many it's the gardens at Versailles that are worth visiting. "[10] (Félibien, 1674). Additionally, a number of the bosquets dating from the time of the Sun King were extensively modified or destroyed. [7] At every stage the prescribed tour was carefully managed, under the Sun King's directions. In 1750, the year in which les jardins botaniques were constructed, the Jardinier-Fleuriste, Claude Richard (1705â1784), assumed administration of the botanical gardens. Bosquet of the Salle de Bal, contemporary view. Deux Bosquets - Bosquet de la Girondole - Bosquet du Dauphin - Quinconce du Nord - Quinconce du Midi The gardens in the castle were intended to [2], In addition to the meticulous manicured lawns, parterres, and sculptures are the fountains, which are located throughout the garden. Orange trees outline a formal garden at Versailles, once the epicenter of French royal power. Etna, being consumed by volcanic lava. Accordingly, the Grandes Eaux were reserved for special occasions such as the Siamese Embassy of 1685â1686 (Hedin, 1992; Mercure Galant, 1685). It was at the Petit Trianon that Louis XV fell fatally ill with smallpox; on 10 May 1774, the king died at Versailles. Versailles before Louis XIV Behind the palace, the ground falls away on every side from a terrace adorned with ornamental basins, statues, and bronze groups. Two talented landscape artists become romantically entangled while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. The Versailles gardens took 40 years to complete, and ⦠Access to the gardens is free of charge, except for Fountain Show and Musical Gardens ⦠With the completion of the Grand Canal in 1671, which served as drainage for the fountains of the garden, water, via a system of windmills, was pumped back to the reservoir on top of the Grotte de Thétys. This bosquet was conceived as an open-air gallery in which antique statues and copies acquired by the Académie de France in Rome were displayed. However, with an eye on economy, Louis XVI ordered the palissades â the labour-intensive clipped hedging that formed walls in the bosquets â to be replaced with rows of lime trees or chestnut trees. (Marie 1972, 1975; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985), Pièce d'eau des Suisses It was as the cave of the sea nymph Thetis, where Apollo rested after driving his chariot to light the sky. Finally, 78 additional pumps raised the water to the aqueduct, which carried the water to Versailles and Marly. The Gardens of Versailles The Gardens of Versailles, designed by André Le Notre, are a key component of the Royal Residence of Versailles. "Un dessin révèle l'origine d'un marbre antique du parc de Versailles. On weekends from late spring to early autumn, the administration of the museum sponsors the Grandes Eaux â spectacles during which all the fountains in the gardens are in full play. While this system solved some of the water supply problems, there was never enough water to keep all of the fountains running in the garden in full-play all of the time (Thompson, 2006). "The Parterre d'eau at Versailles: an eighteenth-century recollection. By 1664, increased demand for water necessitated additional sources. The Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles; French pronunciation: [ÊaÊdÉÌ dy Êato dÉ versaij]) occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. [36] Located in a secluded section of the garden west of the Orangerie, this bosquet was designed as an amphitheater that featured a cascade â the only one surviving in the gardens of Versailles. Originally, this bosquet was planned in 1672 as a simple pavillon d'eau â a round open expanse with a square fountain in the center. "L'univers de Le Nostre et les origines de l'aménagement du territoire. Occupying the site of the Galerie d'Eau (1678), the Galerie des Antiques was designed in 1680 to house the collection of antique statues and copies of antique statues acquired by the Académie de France in Rome. Technically, the "'Grotte de Thétys" played a critical role in the hydraulic system that supplied water to the garden. The Ãle du Roi was separated from the Miroir d'Eau by a causeway that featured twenty-four water jets. With the outbreak of the war, the project was abandoned, never to be completed. Work on the gardens was started at the same time as the work on ⦠1693, "Parterre d'Eau" by Jean Cotelle, ca. Each room contained a number of fountains that played with special effects. (Verlet, 1961, 1985), Between 1664 and 1668, a flurry of activity was evidenced in the gardens â especially with regard to fountains and new bosquets; it was during this time that the imagery of the gardens consciously exploited Apollo and solar imagery as metaphors for Louis XIV. The grotto would be completed during the second building campaign. Galerie d'Eau - Galerie des Antiques - Salle des Marronniers Between 1686 and 1689, when the Nine Years' War began, one-tenth of France's military was at work on the Canal de l'Eure project. Between 1684 and 1685, Jules Hardouin-Mansart built the Colonnade. At this time, the bosquet was rechristened Jardin du Roi (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). With the exception of the state visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1855, at which time the gardens were a setting for a gala fête that recalled the fêtes of Louis XIV, Napoléon III ignored the château, preferring instead the château of Compiègne (Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). Expanding the layout established during the first building campaign, Le Nôtre added or expanded on no fewer that ten bosquets: The Bosquet du Marais in 1670;[18] the Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau,[19] Ãle du Roi and Miroir d'Eau,[20] the Salle des Festins (Salle du Conseil),[21] the Bosquet des Trois Fontaines in 1671;[22] the Labyrinthe[23] and the Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe[24] in 1672; the Bosquet de la Renommée (Bosquet des Dômes)[25] and the Bosquet de l'Encélade[26] in 1675; and the Bosquet des Sources[27] in 1678 (Marie 1972, 1976; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985).[28]. [6], From this point forward, the expansion of the gardens of Versailles followed the expansions of the château. [3], In 1979, the gardens along with the château were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, one of thirty-one such designations in France. Engendered by a change in outlook as advocated by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Philosophes, the winter of 1774â1775 witnessed a complete replanting of the gardens. 1693, "Vue de l'Orangerie" by Jean Cotelle, ca. Versailles was designed as a palatial centre of government for an absolute monarch, Louis XIV. 1693, "Galerie des Antiques" by Jean Joubert, ca. You may choose a ticket online. With this new phase of construction, the gardens assumed the topographical and iconological design vocabulary that would remain in force until the 18th century. In 1704, three additional entrances to the Colonnade were added, which reduced the number of fountains from thirty-one to twenty-eight. Created in 1675 at the same time as the Bosquet de la Renommée, the fountain of this bosquet depicts Enceladus, a fallen Giant who was condemned to live below Mt. (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976; Nolhac 1899, 1901, 1902, 1925). Versailles includes a large canal, two parterres, large rectangular pools ⦠The laying out of the gardens required enormous work. One final attempt to solve water shortage problems was undertaken in 1685. The storm damage at Versailles and Trianon amounted to the loss of thousands of trees â the worst such damage in the history of Versailles. In addition to the Orangerie, the Escaliers des Cent Marches,[33] which facilitated access to the gardens from the south, to the Pièce d'Eau des Suisses, and to the Parterre du Midi[34] were constructed at this time, giving the gardens just south of the château their present configuration and decoration. Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance. Surrounding a central area paved with colored stone, a channel was decorated with twenty statues on plinths each separated by three jets of water. The campaign dates are as follows: First building campaign, 1661â1666; Second building campaign, 1670â1678; Third building campaign, 1680â1687; Fourth building campaign, 1704â1715. Construction for the ruinously expensive Canal de l'Eure was inaugurated in 1685; designed by Vauban it was intended to bring waters of the Eure over 80 kilometres, including aqueducts of heroic scale, but the works were abandoned in 1690: see "The problem of water" below. ", Hoog, Simone. Statues from the Grande Commande of 1674 were relocated to other parts of the garden; two twin octagonal basins were constructed and decorated with bronze statues representing the four main rivers of France. The rockwork grotto set in an English style bosquet was the masterpiece of Hubert Robert in which the statues from the Grotte de Thétys were placed. 1693, "Bassin de Neptune" by Jean Cotelle, ca. The attempt to convert Le Nôtre's masterpiece into an English-style garden failed to achieve its desired goal. The central feature of this bosquet, which was designed by Le Nôtre between 1671 and 1674, was an auditorium/theater sided by three tiers of turf seating that faced a stage decorated with four fountains alternating with three radiating cascades. In 1671, André Le Nôtre conceived a bosquet â originally christened Salle des Festins and later called Salle du Conseil â that featured a quatrefoil island surrounded by a channel that contained fifty water jets. The galerie was completely remodeled in 1704 when the statues were transferred to Marly and the bosquet was replanted with horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) â hence the current name Salle des Marronniers (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). In 1682, the southern bosquet was remodeled as the Bosquet de la Girondole, thus named due to spoke-like arrangement of the central fountain. The replantations have allowed museum and governmental authorities to restore and rebuild some of the bosquets abandoned during the reign of Louis XVI, such as the Bosquet des Trois Fontaines, which was restored in 2004. As part of the replantation of the gardens ordered by Louis XVI during the winter of 1774â1775, the Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau was destroyed and replaced with the unadorned Bosquet du Rond-Vert (Marie 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985). "Construction projetée sous Louis XIV à Versailles d'un pavillon d'Apollon. This unique east-west perspective originally dates from before the reign of Louis XIV, but it was developed and extended by the gardener André Le Nôtre, who widened the Royal Way and dug the Grand Canal. Located on the site of Le Nôtre's Bosquet des Sources, this bosquet featured a circular peristyle formed from thirty-two arches with twenty-eight fountains and was Hardouin-Mansart's most architectural of the bosquets built in the gardens of Versailles (Marie 1972, 1976; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985), Due to financial constraints arising from the War of the League of Augsburg and the War of the Spanish Succession, no significant work on the gardens was undertaken until 1704. In 1672, Jean-Baptiste Colbert devised a system by which the fountaineers in the garden would signal each other with whistles upon the approach of the king indicating that their fountain needed to be turned on. In 1681, one of the most ambitious water projects conceived during the reign of Louis XIV was undertaken. south of Versailles and at a level 26 m above the garden reservoirs. Ãle du Roi - Miroir d'Eau - Jardin du Roi The most recent replantations of the gardens were precipitated by two storms that battered Versailles in 1990 and then again in 1999. Each lobe of the island contained simple fountain; access to the island was obtained by two swing bridges. Most significant among the creations at this time were the Versailles Orangerie and the "Grotte de Thétys". ", Pinatel, Christine. ), Bosquets of the gardens of Versailles: 17th-century views, Modern views of the gardens of Versailles, Berger, Robert W. "Les guides imprimés de Versailles sous Louis XIV et le Åuvres d'art allégoriques. With Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Matthias Schoenaerts. He succeeded in preventing further dispersing of the Grand Parc and threats to destroy the Petit Parc were abolished by suggesting that the parterres could be used to plant vegetable gardens and that orchards could occupy the open areas of the garden. (Marie 1976; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985), With the departure of the king and court from Versailles in 1715 following the death of Louis XIV, the palace and gardens entered an era of uncertainty. To meet the needs of the early expansions of the gardens under Louis XIV, water was pumped to gardens from ponds near the château, with the Clagny pond serving as the principal source. ", Marriage, Thierry. ⢠Versailles was designed as a palatial centre of government for an absolute monarch, Louis XIV. Massive soil erosion necessitated planting of new trees. Not long after, the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, having been made First Architect to the King and Superintendant of Buildings, built the Orangery and simplified the outlines of the Park, in particular by modifying or opening up some of the groves. The Versailles gardens, designed by André Le Nôtre, have been a worldwide reference since the 17th century. Common to any long-lived garden is replantation, and Versailles is no exception. "L'orangerie de Mansart à Versailles. Today, the museum of Versailles is still faced with water problems. "Les statues aux façades du château de Versailles. Upon Louis XVI's ascension to the throne, the gardens of the Versailles underwent a transformation that recalled the fourth building campaign of Louis XIV. Water from the Grand Canal was pumped back to the reservoir on the roof of the Grotte de Thétys via a network of windmill-powered and horse-powered pumps. Owing largely to the topology of the land, the English esthetic was abandoned and the gardens replanted in the French style. 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A hunting lodge had been built there in the 1620s by Louis XIII. Conditions to access the estate of Versailles. Also, as the formality of the 17th-century garden had fallen out of fashion, this replantation sought to establish a new informality in the gardens â that would also be less expensive to maintain â of Versailles. The northern bosquet was rebuilt in 1696 as the Bosquet du Dauphin with a fountain that featured a dolphin. Bosquet du Marais - Bosquet du Chêne Vert â Bosquet des Bains d'Apollon â Grotte des Bains d'Apollon 1688, "Le théâtre d'eau-vue de a scène" by Jean Cotelle, ca. Between 1686 and 1687, the Bassin de Latone, under the direction of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, was rebuilt. 1693, "Bosquet des trois fontaines-vue de face" by Jean Cotelle, ca. Between 1668 and 1674, a project was undertaken to divert the water of the Bièvre river to Versailles. (Marie, 1984; Thompson, 2006). At Versailles, the development of the gardens preceded that of the palace. The Versailles Gardens contain a selection of restaurants and cafés, but picnics are not permitted. In the Gardens too, the Grand Trianon was built to provide Sun King with the retreat he wanted. "Réflexions sur la genèse du jardin français classique et de son décor. In 1817, Louis XVIII ordered the conversion of the Ãle du Roi and the Miroir d'Eau into an English-style garden â the Jardin du Roi. In 1684, Jules Hardouin-Mansart completely redesigned the bosquet by constructing a circular arched double peristyle. Gardens, Fountains and Sculptures Particularly if you're visiting in the spring, summer or early fall, a long stroll through the elaborate formal gardens designed by famed landscape architect André Le Nôtre are in order. In 1661 Louis XIV entrusted André Le Nôtre with the creation and renovation of the gardens of Versailles, which he considered just as important as the Palace. The year 1704 witnessed a major renovation of the bosquet at which time the causeway was remodelled and most of the water jets were removed. Fennebresque, Juste. 1693, "La Salle de bal" by Jean Cotelle, ca. (Thompson 2006), The Napoleonic era largely ignored Versailles. "Ein Kascadenprojekt für Versailles. ", Weber, Gerold. The Pompe drew water from the Clagny pond using a system of windmills and horsepower to a cistern housed in the Pompe's building. ", Mâle, Ãmile. In that year, Louis Le Vau designed the Pompe, a water tower built north of the château. 1693, "Bosquet du Marais" by Jean Cotelle, ca. 1670, Apollo's horses groomed by two Tritons by Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy, ca. Versailles, built just outside Paris in the 17th century, is one of the best-known French castles. The grotto was a freestanding structure located just north of the château. Versailles and the Sun King (1643-1715) Louis XIII died in 1643, leaving the monarchy in the hands of the four-year-old Louis XIV. DISCRIPTION ⢠Versailles is the most famous garden in the world. During the replantation of 1774â1775, both the bosquets were destroyed. In 1671, the bosquet was enlarged with a more elaborate system of paths that served to enhance the new central water feature, a fountain that resembled a mountain, hence the bosquets new name: Bosquet de la Montagne d'Eau. [17] In 1664, Louis XIV commissioned a series of statues intended to decorate the water feature of the Parterre d'Eau. This, however, was not achieved as the topology of the gardens favored the jardin à la française over an English-style garden. Created in 1670, this bosquet originally contained a central rectangular pool surrounded by a turf border. Designed as a simple unadorned salle de verdure by Le Nôtre in 1678, the landscape architect enhanced and incorporated an existing stream to create a bosquet that featured rivulets that twisted among nine islets. The Gardens of Versailles cover some 800 hectares of land and it was landscaped in the classic French formal style by André Le Nôtre. Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau is being recreated in 2014, with South Korean businessman and photographer Yoo Byung-eun being the sole patron, donating â¬1.4 million (~US$1.9 million) to the project.[40][41][42][43]. Thousands of men, sometimes even entire regiments, took part in this immense project. Orangerie Gardens at Versailles. Salle des Festins - Salle du Conseil - Bosquet de l'Obélisque Other sources included a series of reservoirs located on the Satory Plateau south of the château (Verlet, 1985). Beyond the surrounding belt of woodland, the gardens are bordered by the urban areas of Versailles to the east and Le Chesnay to the north-east, by the National Arboretum de Chèvreloup to the north, the Versailles plain (a protected wildlife preserve) to the west, and by the Satory Forest to the south. Grotte des Bains d'Apollon, contemporary view. Located west of the Parterre du Midi and south of the Latona Fountain, this bosquet, which was designed by Le Nôtre and built between 1681 and 1683, features a semi-circular cascade that forms the backdrop for this salle de verdure. With a length of 1,500 metres and a width of 62 metres, the Grand Canal,[14] which was built between 1668 and 1671, physically and visually prolongs the eastâwest axis to the walls of the Grand Parc. Despite the fact that the gardens consumed more water per day than the entire city of Paris, the Machine de Marly remained in operation until 1817 (Thompson, 2006). ", Hedin, Thomas. The Petit Trianon is associated with Marie-Antoinette, who spent her time there with her closest relatives and friends. Salle de Bal Once completed in 1677, the Labyrinthe contained thirty-nine fountains with 333 painted metal animal sculptures. 5 out of 5 stars (62) 62 reviews $ 18.75. Edging the pool were metal reeds that concealed numerous jets for water; a swan that had water jetting from its beak occupied each corner. However, owing to leakage in the conduits and breakdowns of the mechanism, the machine was only able to deliver 3,200 m3 of water per day â approximately one-half the expected output. 1693, "Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe-vue depuis la Salle basse" by Jean Cotelle, ca. Rachel Ruysch, Fruit and Insects. The capacity of the Pompe â 600 m3 of water per day â alleviated some of the water shortages in the garden (Thompson, 2006). In 1705, this bosquet was destroyed in order to allow for the creation of the Bosquet des Bains d'Apollon, which was created to house the statues had once stood in the Grotte de Thétys. Yet, the very element that animates the gardens, water, has proven to be the affliction of the gardens since the time of Louis XIV. A series of huge waterwheels was constructed in the river, which raised the water via a system of 64 pumps to a reservoir 48 metres above the river. ", Souchal, François. [12] Designed by André Le Nôtre, sculpted by Gaspard and Balthazar Marsy, and constructed between 1668 and 1670, the fountain depicted an episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It is a must to see in your lifetime. ", Börtz-Laine, Agenta. The park and gadens are open every day. ", Wiebenson, Dora. The creation of the gardens of Versailles is the context for the film A Little Chaos, directed by Alan Rickman and released in 2015, in which Kate Winslet plays a fictional landscape gardener and Rickman plays King Louis XIV.[48]. As with the Bosquet des Trois Fontaines, this bosquet survived the modifications of the 18th century, but was replanted in 1830 at which time the fountains were removed. 1693, "Bassin du Dragon" by Jean Cotelle, ca. We offer a wide selection of French fountains, ceramics, statuary, wrought iron gazebos, earthenware and accessories for outdoor living spaces and gardens. Excavated in 1678, the Pièce d'eau des Suisses[31] â named for the Swiss Guards who constructed the lake â occupied an area of marshes and ponds, some of which had been used to supply water for the fountains in the garden. The 250 acres are riddled with paths that lead to flower beds, quiet corners decorated with classical statuary, ornamental lakes, and a canal used for gondola rides by King Louis XIV. 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. Beyond the channel and placed at the cardinal points within the bosquet were four additional fountains. This is the currently selected item. "Versailles and the 'Mercure Gallant': The Promenade of the Siamese Ambassadors. 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