Château de Versailles - Paris, France
View highlights from the magnificent Château de Versailles (the Palace of Versailles) located in the suburbs of Paris, France. See the Royal Chapel, The Hercules Drawing Room, the Hall of Mirrors, the Grand Canal, the Queen's Bedchamber, the Apollo Fountain, the Petit Trianon, paintings of Marie Antoinette, the French Pavilion, the Grand Trianon, the Water Parterre and the Orangery.
Versailles, la magie de l'eau
A Versailles, la magie de l'eau est un art. Un art issu des travaux scientifiques des plus grands académiciens.
At Versailles, the magic of water is an art form. An art developed through scientific studies by the greatest academics.
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Removal of the sculptures of the Latona fountain
For over a year, you can follow live the restoration of a key feature of the gardens of Versailles, the Latona fountain, on Discover how the lead sculptures of the Latona fountain were removed by the metal restorers.
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The history of the Latona Fountain
For over a year, you can follow live the restoration of a key feature of the gardens of Versailles, the Latona fountain, on The Latona fountain, one of the most prestigious artworks of Versailles, is set in the heart of the gardens of André Le Nôtre. In 1666, the King's gardener installed the fountain along the axis of the Grand Perspective. Discover its history...
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Gardens of Versailles Paris France Jardins du château de Versailles
he Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles; occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal 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
Launch the operation of the Latona fountain
For over a year, you can follow live the restoration of a key feature of the gardens of Versailles, the Latona fountain, on Launch the operation of Latona fountain, 12 march 2013, day of the 400th anniversary of André Le Nôtre.
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Places to see in ( Versailles - France ) L'Orangerie
Places to see in ( Versailles - France ) L'Orangerie
The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1684 and 1686, replacing Le Vaus design from 1663 - that is to say, before work on the palace had even begun. It is an example of many such prestigious extensions of grand gardens in Europe designed both to shelter tender plants and impress visitors. In the winter, the Versailles Orangerie houses more than a thousand trees in boxes. Most are citrus trees, but there are many tender Mediterranean plants including oleanders, olive, pomegranate, and palm trees, totaling over 1,055 altogether. From May to October, they are put outdoors in the Parterre Bas.
The sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) was introduced to Europe by the fifteenth or sixteenth century. At first, they were an expensive food item. Medieval cookbooks tell exactly how many orange slices a visiting dignitary was entitled to. Citrus soon became the fashion of the nobility and rich merchants. By the sixteenth century, sweet oranges had become well-established and had assumed commercial importance in Europe.
In France, the first orangerie was built and stocked by Charles VIII of France at the Château of Amboise. There is general agreement that the arrival of the sweet orange in Europe was linked with the activities of the Portuguese during the fifteenth century, and particularly by Vasco de Gama's voyages to the East. Although the Romans had been acquainted with lemons and probably sour oranges as well as citrons, the different types - sour oranges, lemons and sweet oranges - reached Europe centuries apart. By withholding water and nutrients, and by using pruning techniques, French gardeners were able to make citrus trees bloom throughout the year, to the delight of Louis XIV. Citrus motifs formed themes in sculpture, mosaics, embroidery, weaving, paintings, poems, and songs throughout history, and orange blossoms remain prized as floral ornaments at weddings.
The central gallery is flanked by two side galleries located under the “Escaliers des Cent Marches”. The three galleries enclose the lower bed (parterre bas), also called the 'bed de l'orangerie'. The walls of these galleries are 4-5 meters thick (13-16 feet) and the central gallery is over 150 meters long (500 feet), facing south to optimize the natural warming effects of the sun. As a result a frost-free environment is maintained without the use of artificial heating year round.
At the center of the Parterre Bas is a large circular pool with a jet d'eau water feature, surrounded by formal lawns planted with topiary. From May to October, the orange trees and other trees are exposed in the lower bed. There are over 1,000 different containers altogether, with several Pomegranate (Punica granatum), Olive (Olea europea), and Orange (Citrus sinensis) trees that are over 200 years old.
Originally completed in 1663, the Orangerie was intended to supply the much smaller hunting lodge of Versailles and the small retinue which Louis XIV would bring with him in the summer. In 1688, after the Court had officially relocated to Versailles, the Orangerie was enlarged by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. The pavilion that resulted was modelled on the theories of the horticulturalist Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie, whose writings detailed a system for protecting exotic plants from the cold without the use of artificial heating.
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Reggia di Versailles Giardini - The Gardens Palace of Versailles
Giardini Reggia di Versailles
Reggia di Versailles Giardini: occupano parte di quello che un tempo era il domaine royal de Versailles, il dominio reale della reggia di Versailles. I Giardini del Palazzo di Versaille sono situati a ovest della Reggia di Versailles e coprono una superficie di 815 ettari di terreno, gran parte ricoperto da giardini all'italiana.
Come parte del domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon, un'entità autonoma operante sotto la montagna la tutela del Ministero della Cultura francese. I Giardini della Reggia di Versailles sono ad oggi uno dei siti pubblici più visitati di Francia, ricevendo oltre sei milioni di visitatori all'anno.
Ecco cosa puoi trovare ai Giardini Reggia di Versailles! Oltre ai meticolosi parterres di fiori e alle numerose sculture, troneggiano le fontane, sparse in tutto il complesso dei giardini. Databili all'epoca di Luigi XIV, le fontane continuano a funzionare con uno dei sistemi idraulici più complessi e duraturi dell'Ancien Régime, fornendo ai giardini un costante contributo di unica bellezza.
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The Gardens Palace of Versailles
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Palace of Versailles Gardens in Paris
Enjoying the gardens at the Palace of Versailles and looking for the home of Marie Antoinette. Don't miss the Hall of Mirrors too!
The arts and crafts specialists of Versailles - Fountain engineer
For over a year, you can follow live the restoration of a key feature of the gardens of Versailles, the Latona fountain, on More than a simple trade, the work of a fountain engineer involves a rich heritage of traditional and artisanal techniques passed on to each fountain engineer by his predecessors.
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Gardens of Versaille
From the central window of the Hall of mirrors the visitor look down on the grand perspective that leads the gaze from the Water Parterre to the horizon. This original perspective, which preceded the reign of Louis XIV, was developed and prolonged by the gardener André Le Nôtre by widening the Royal Path and digging the Grand Canal. This vast perspective stretches from the façade of the Château de Versailles to the railings of the park.
In 1661, Louis XIV commissioned André Le Nôtre with the design and laying out of the gardens of Versailles which, in his view, were just as important as the Château. The works were undertaken at the same time as those for the palace and took forty years to complete. But André Le Nôtre did not work alone: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Superintendent of the King’s Buildings, directed the project from 1664 to 1683; Charles Le Brun, appointed First Painter of the King in January 1664, produced the drawings for a large number of statues and fountains; and, a little later, the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart drew up increasingly understated scenic plans and built the Orangerie. Lastly, the King had all the projects submitted to him and wanted the “details of everything”.
The laying out of the gardens required enormous work. Vast amounts of earth had to be shifted to lay out the flower beds, the Orangerie, the fountains and the Canal, where previously only woods, grasslands and marshes were. The earth was transported in wheelbarrows, the trees were conveyed by cart from all the provinces of France and thousands of men, sometimes whole regiments, took part in this vast enterprise.
Since 1992, the gardens have been gradually replanted, and after the devastating storm of December 1999, the work speeded up to such an extent that quite a few sections have already been restored to their original appearance.
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Le renouveau de Versailles
Château de Versailles - RDC - Aile nord Le renouveau de Versailles
190528 Mirror Pool Fountain, Chateau de Versailles
Les Belles Danses d'Othoniel // Le Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau
Découvrez la fabrication des sculptures fontaines de Jean-Michel Othoniel pour le Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau. Plus d'infos :
Discover the production of Jean-Michel Othoniel's fountains sculptures for the Water Theatre Grove. More infos :
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The Versailles Gardens and Chateau
Video showing The Latona Fountain, The Royal Walk, and the Grand Canal in one direction and the Chateau de Versaille in the other direction.
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From the central window of the Hall of mirrors the visitor look down on the grand perspective that leads the gaze from the Water Parterre to the horizon. This original perspective, which preceded the reign of Louis XIV, was developed and prolonged by the gardener André Le Nôtre by widening the Royal Path and digging the Grand Canal. This vast perspective stretches from the façade of the Château de Versailles to the railings of the park.
In 1661, Louis XIV commissioned André Le Nôtre with the design and laying out of the gardens of Versailles which, in his view, were just as important as the Château. The works were undertaken at the same time as those for the palace and took forty years to complete. But André Le Nôtre did not work alone: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Superintendent of the King’s Buildings, directed the project from 1664 to 1683; Charles Le Brun, appointed First Painter of the King in January 1664, produced the drawings for a large number of statues and fountains; and, a little later, the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart drew up increasingly understated scenic plans and built the Orangerie. Lastly, the King had all the projects submitted to him and wanted the “details of everything”.
The laying out of the gardens required enormous work. Vast amounts of earth had to be shifted to lay out the flower beds, the Orangerie, the fountains and the Canal, where previously only woods, grasslands and marshes were. The earth was transported in wheelbarrows, the trees were conveyed by cart from all the provinces of France and thousands of men, sometimes whole regiments, took part in this vast enterprise.
Since 1992, the gardens have been gradually replanted, and after the devastating storm of December 1999, the work speeded up to such an extent that quite a few sections have already been restored to their original appearance.
The Grand Fountains Musical Days at Versailles Castle | INA Archive
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6th Apr 2001
The reopening of the GFMD at Versailles Castle. PAC, the General Director of the castle, gives us an interpretation of the origin of the Encelade Wood that goes back to the “Fronde” an uprising crushed by Louis XIV. LC, in charge of the park’s restoration, talks about the restoration of the fountains that will highlight the visual effects wanted by André Le Nôtre.
06 avril 2001
Réouverture des Grandes Eaux Musicales dans les jardins du château de Versailles.- Pierre ARRIZOLI CLEMENTEL, directeur général du château, nous donne une interprétation du Bosquet de l'Encelade : la Fronde, écrasée par Louis XIV.- Laurent CHAUFFE, chargé de la restauration du parc, sur la restauration des fontaines qui permettent de redonner vie aux effets esthétiques souhaités par André Le Nôtre. Subscribe
2010 Palace of Versailles (slides + video)
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The Palace of Versailles, whose origins date back to the seventeenth century, was successively a hunting lodge, a seat of power and, from the nineteenth century, a museum. With the gardens and the Palaces of Trianon, the park of the Château de Versailles spreads over 800 hectares.
Containing over 60,000 works, the collections of the Palace of Versailles span a very broad period. The collections reflect the dual identity of the Palace, as both a palace occupied by the kings of France and the royal court, and later a museum “dedicated to the glories of France,” inaugurated by Louis-Philippe in 1837.
The buildings trace the architectural style of the 17th and 18th centuries and comprise: the Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, the Chapel, the Royal Opera and the Museum of the History of France.
The Park is decorated with statues, fountains, water parterres and outstanding buildings such as the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon, the Temple de l'Amour and the Hamlet of Queen Marie-Antoinette. After the restitution of the royal gate and the complete restoration of the Petit Trianon, the Royal Opera opened its doors in 2009 after two years of renovation works: it now welcomes the public with an exceptional programme.
Since October 2010, the King's table is once again in the antechamber of the Grand Couvert which has been fully restored and is now reopen to the public. It recreates the dinnertime atmosphere in which King Louis XIV's would eat in public with his family every night at 10pm with each dinner lasting 45 minutes!
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Water Fountain Show in Versailles - Aug 18, 2018
Exclusive Interview with Takashi Murakami at Versailles
| Interview with Takashi Murakami 村上 隆 at the occasion of his exhibition at the Chateau de Versailles near Paris, France. Interview and video by Christophe Ecoffet.
After Jeff Koons in 2008 and Xavier Veilhan in 2009, this year Takashi Murakami takes over the Château de Versailles. It's Takashi Murakami's first major retrospective in France. VernissageTV correspondent Christophe Ecoffet met the artist in the garden of the palace for an exclusive interview.
On display in the 15 rooms of the Château and in the gardens are 22 major works, 11 of them have been created exclusively for this exhibition. According to the curator of the show, Laurent Le Bon, Murakami Versailles is a walk, a trail throughout the landscape area of Versailles... The general public will be able to view and admire his creations, which are often technical masterpieces. The allegories and other myths of Versailles thus carry on a dialogue with the dreamlike creatures of Takashi Murakami, sometimes inspired by traditional Japanes art.
Among the works presented to the public for the first time are the giant Oval Buddha on the Water Parterre in the garden, Flower Matango in the Hall of Mirrors, and Yume Lion (The Dream Lion) in the Apollo Salon of the Château.
Takashi Murakami was born in 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He has a PhD in Nihonga painting from the Tokyo University of the Arts. Murakami has developed a signature style by combining the most modern techniques with traditional Japanese art. His work is inspired by manga and kawaii (cute) culture. In 2001, Murakami established the Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo and New York, and now also in Los Angeles, which serves as a breeding ground for artists. He became known to the general public when fashion designer Marc Jacobs first asked him to reinterpret the Louis Vuitton monogram for their Spring/Summer 2003 line. Takashi Murakami lives and works in Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles.
Murakami Versailles / Interview with Takashi Murakami 村上 隆. Château de Versailles, September 9, 2010. Video and interview by Christophe Ecoffet.
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