1610-1643
King Louis XIII
Influence
of Vaux le Vicomte
1643-1715
King Louis XIV
The Sun King
Absolutism
Mastery and Control
The Project Team
Le Vau—architect
Le Brun—painter
Le Notre—gardener
Design Principles and
Overall Extravagance
The Site Design
Primary
and Secondary Axes
Site Elements:
Place
d’ Armes
Parterre
d’ Eau—(the water parterre)
The
Fountain and Parterre of Latona
The
Tapis Vert
The
Basin of Apollo
The
Grand Canal
Terminus—infinity
(west)
Dominant site line
Secondary site lines
From the chateau—on
the secondary site line southward
3 major units-
From the water parterre
(Parterre d’ Eau)
1. The Parterre du Midi
2. The Garden of the Orangery
3. The Piece des Suisses
From the chateau—on
the secondary site line northward
The Parterres du Nord
balances the Parterre du Midi in the south end
The Pyramid
The Allée d’
Eau—(the water avenue) or the Allée des Marmousets
The Basin of the Dragon
The Basin of Neptune
The Bosquets
The Groves
The
Fountains of the Seasons (4)
The
Colonade
The
Garden and Fountain of Enceladus
The Trianons
The
Trianon de Porcelaine
The
Trianon de Marbre
1715-1774
King Louis XV
The Petit Trianon 1762-1766
The
Jardin Francais
The
French Pavillion
1774-1792
King Louis XVI
Marie
Antoinette
The
Hameau-(Hamlet)
The
Jardin Anglais
The
Temple of Love