André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre (12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700) was a French landscape architect and gardener serving King Louis XVI of France. He designed and constructed the formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles. Other gardens and parks in France he designed include those of Vaux-le-Vicomte, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and the Tuileries. Le Notre's style of garden design was widely imitated in Europe, but without his taste and sound professional judgement. In the 18th century, his designs at Versailles influenced the master plan for Washington, D.C.[1]
Gallery
- Vaux-le-Vicomte Garten.jpg
Vaux-le-Vicomte
- Chantilly-Le-Nostre.jpg
Chantilly
André Le Nôtre Media
- Jardins des Tuileries - Buste d'André Le Nôtre.JPG
Bust of André Le Nôtre at the Garden of the Tuileries
- 0 Jardins et château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (1).JPG
Gardens and castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte - Maincy (Seine-et-Marne, France).
Versailles
- Plan of Versailles by Pierre Lepautre – Gallica 2016.png
Plan view of the gardens of Versailles
- Plans de la terre et seigneurie de Braine Carte A.jpg
Plan of the Château de Braine and its gardens
References
- ↑ "André Le Nôtre". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.