Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

French Classical Garden It’s a style of garden inspired by ideals of grandeur and monumentality represented by classical civilization.

The palace: -Located about 15 miles from Paris. -Become the seat of government in Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Gardens: - The largest gardens in Europe. -Symbolic of absolute power and control of Louis XIV. -Laid out on an east-west axes followed the course of the sun. Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

-A French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France. -Created Versailles gardens between 1662 and Andre Le Notre Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Typical elements: Geometric plan Terrace Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Palace Central Axis Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Parterres Vegetation Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Bodies of water Sculptures 17 th Century French Classical Garden

Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century

Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century Fountain of Apollo

Thank You Done by: Noura Al-Rasheedi Versailles French Classical Garden 17 th Century