Saturday, July 12, 2008

Blog #5 Undirected Palace of Versaille Gardens






Starting out as a small chateau build by Louis the 13th, Louis the 16th in 1668 decided to enlarge the chateau making it into the incredible Palace of Versailles. The palace was large enough to accommodate the 5,000 aristocrats, 14,000 servants and military staff members.
Andre Le Nortre planned the gardens with the formal gardens nearest to the palace. There are at least seventy sculptors in the garden and a mile long canal supplies the gardens 1,400 water falls. In 2001 I visited the Palace. I was overwhelmed by the grandeur of the facilities. I felt like I was a tiny ant in a maze of greenery, flowers and waterfalls. It was quite an experience!

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