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The palace of
Versailles
werstern architecture history
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location of site
urban and natural context
design process
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Architect
The architect for the palace
Louis Le Vau, was a French Classical architect who worked for Louis 14 of was born and died in later works included the Palace of Versailles and his collaboration with Claude Perrault on the Palais du Louvre.
The interior decorator
the landscape designer
Andre Le Notrewas a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France. and his work represents the height of the French formal garden style, or jardin à la française.
Charles Le Brun,was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV "the greatest French artist of all time", he was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and much influenced by Nicolas Poussin. an excellent draughtsman
The landscape designer
location of site
The Palace of Versailles, one of the most splendid of all palaces, is situated about 19km southwest of Paris,Evelyn province town of Versailles. the capital of France.
symmetry of graden,
The scale is monumental and there is little sense of enclosure. It is resplendent as the prime example of the French Baroque style, Avenues project from Louis XIV's palace towards distant horizons, enfolding town, palace, garden and forest. There are imaculate parterres, great basins, an orangery, a vast collection of outdoor sculpture and some of the grandest fountains which have ever been made. There are magnificient features: huge parterres, an orangery, famous fountains , rich bosquets (ornamental groves), a km cruciform canal.
urban and natural context
In addition to the meticulous manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, sculptures and the fountains, which are located throughout the garden. the fountains contrib