Gardens of Versailles

Gardens of Versailles
Gardens of Versailles
Jardins du château de Versailles
	Aerial view of the gardens from above the palace
Location	Versailles, France
Coordinates	48°48′29″N 2°6′30″E
Area	800 ha.
Designer	André Le Nôtre; Charles Le Brun; Louis Le Vau; Jules Hardouin-Mansart;
Plants	200,000 trees; 210,000 flowers planted annually;
Features	50 fountains; 620 water jets (fed by 35 km. piping); 5.57 km Grand Canal (circumference; surface area 23 ha.)[1];

The Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles [ʒaʁdɛ̃ dy ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj]) is a garden of the château of Versailles. Most of the garden is designed by landscape architect André Le Nôtre.

References

"Quelques chiffres". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2008., originally at www.chateauversailles.fr

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