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Versailler Gärten
Wenn Sie in Frankreich sind, müssen Sie sich unbedingt die Gärten von Versailles ansehen, einen weiteren der schönsten Gärten Europas. Der <anchor>Versailler Gärten</anchor> sind beträchtlich und Teil des zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe gehörenden Schlosses Versailles, das sich in der Nähe einiger davon befindet schönsten Städte Frankreichs. Eine dieser malerischen Städte ist Giverny, bekannt für ihre bezaubernden Landschaften und als Residenz des berühmten Malers Claude Monet. Innerhalb der Versailles-Gärten gibt es 35 km Kanäle, 350 Skulpturen, 55 Wasserspiele, 600 Brunnen und zwei traditionelle Gärten im französischen Stil, den „Petit Parc“ und den „Trianon“.
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# The Gardens The art of perspective

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Visitors looking through the central window in the [Hall of Mirrors](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/hall-mirrors) will see the Grande Perspective stretching away towards the horizon from the Water Parterre. This unique east-west perspective originally dates from before the reign of [Louis XIV](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/louis-xiv), but it was developed and extended by the gardener [André Le Nôtre](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/andre-le-notre), who widened the Royal Way and dug the Grand Canal.

In 1661 [Louis XIV](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/louis-xiv) entrusted [André Le Nôtre](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/andre-le-notre) with the creation and renovation of the gardens of Versailles, which he considered just as important as the Palace. Work on the gardens was started at the same time as the work on the [palace](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/palace) and lasted for 40 or so years. During this time André Le Nôtre collaborated with the likes of [Jean-Baptiste Colbert](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/jean-baptiste-colbert), Superintendant of Buildings to the King from 1664 to 1683, who managed the project, and [Charles Le Brun](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/charles-le-brun), who was made First Painter to the King in January 1664 and provided the drawings for a large number of the statues and fountains. Last but not least, each project was reviewed by the King himself, who was keen to see “every detail”. Not long after, the architect [Jules Hardouin-Mansart](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/jules-hardouin-mansart), having been made First Architect to the King and Superintendant of Buildings, built the Orangery and simplified the outlines of the Park, in particular by modifying or opening up some of the groves.

![](/sites/default/files/dscf6604.jpg)

Creating the gardens was a monumental task. Large amounts of soil had to be shifted to level the ground, create parterres, build the [Orangery](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/orangery) and dig out the fountains and Canal in places previously occupied solely by meadows and marshes. Trees were brought in from different regions of France. Thousands of men, sometimes even entire regiments, took part in this immense project.

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To maintain the design, the garden needed to be replanted approximately once every 100 years. [Louis XVI](http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/louis-xvi) did so at the beginning of his reign, and the undertaking was next carried out during the reign of [Napoleon III](http://www.museehistoiredefrance.fr/index.php?option=com_epoque&view=details&eid=39). Following damage caused by a series of storms in the late 20th century, including one in December 1999, which was the most devastating, the garden has been fully replanted and now boasts a fresh, youthful appearance similar to how it would have looked to Louis XIV.

### Other places

[All](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens?field_lieu_espace_tid_selective=All)

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##### [The Fountains](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/fountains)

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##### [Parterres and paths](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/parterres-and-paths)

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##### [The Walks](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/walks)

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##### [Sculptures](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/sculptures)

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##### [The Orangery](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/orangery)

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##### [The Groves](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/gardens/groves)

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#### [Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/shows/fountains-shows-and-musical-gardens)

From 29 March to 31 October 2024, enjoy the Musical Gardens and the Great Musical Waters in the gardens and groves opened for the occasion. Every Saturday evening from 8 June to 21 September, Sunday 14 July, friday 28 June and Thursday 15 August, discover the Gardens in the evening with the The Night Fountains Show.

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#### [The Festival of Versailles 2020](https://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/festival-versailles-2020)

Concerts, operas, masked balls and shows : discover the programme for the 10th edition of the Festival of Versailles.

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