The gardens of Versailles palace

The gardens have been created during the reign of Louis XIV,

under the direction of André LE NÔTRE. Jules HARDOUIN-MANSART,

the first architect of the King, brought some modifications later.

The sculptures and fontains were realised by a large team of sculptors

directed by Charles LE BRUN, the first painter of the King.

All pictures were taken in March (no flowers), by a cold sunny day.

 Bassin de Latone

The great canal at the back

In december 1999, a violent storm devasted the park of Versailles.
 20 000 trees, some of them very old, were destroyed.

A colossal effort of replantation was supplied in the past 10 years

to erase the marks of this disaster.

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