The Gardens of Versailles By Marie-Claire (Jessica Bruce) & Renee (Bice Dragon)

Louis XIII

Expansion under Louis XIV Louis XIV

Andre Le Notre

Charles Le Brun

Jean Baptist Colbert

Jules Hardouin- Mansart

Total Cost – 81,151,414 livres Excavation – 6,038,035 Eure Aquaduct– 8,612,995 Stonework – 21,186,012 Livres 20 sols per livre Vineyard worker – 12 sols/day Coachman – 100 livres/year Pint of decent wine – 4 sols Wooden shoes – 4 sols Courtier’s tunic – livres

The Obstacle Of Water

Carte interactive - Interactive map - Chateau de Versailles

Louis XIV Louis XV (Executed in the French Revolution) Louis XVI

Sources The History of Versailles – Written by Michel Baridon The Sun King’s Garden – Written by Ian Thompson The Gardens of Versailles – Written by Pierre-Andre Leblaude faculty.ucc.edu/egh/louis_xiv.html gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/L6731.html