Gardens of Versailles
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| - | Engraving by [[Gabriel Huquier]] after work by [[Justin-Aurèle Meissonier]] | + | '''The gardens of Versailles''' occupy part of what was once the ''Domaine royale de Versailles'', the royal [[demesne]] of the [[Palace of Versailles|château of Versailles]]. Situated to the west of the [[Palace of Versailles|palace]], the gardens cover some 800 [[hectare]]s of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic [[French garden|French Garden]] style perfected here by [[André Le Nôtre]]. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodland, the gardens are bordered by the urban areas of [[Versailles]] to the east and [[Chesnay|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. |
| - | [[Gardens of Versailles]] | + | As part of ''le domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon'', 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 Bosquet des Trois Fontaines in 1671; the Labyrinthe and the ... In 1678, an octagonal ring of turf and eight [[rocaille]] fountains ... | + | |
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The gardens of Versailles occupy part of what was once the Domaine royale de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by André Le Nôtre. 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.
As part of le domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon, 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.
