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Château de Versailles, parc et jardin du domaine national de Versailles
The very quintessence of the formal garden in the French style, the grounds of Versailles were created by Le Notre between 1661 and 1700. An enormous amount of work was necessary to finish the projects on the marchy hostile site.
By the palace itself, the parterres are designed to be seen from the first floor. In the gardens, descending the steps of the Bassin de Latone, the majestic perspective offered by the ornemental lake leads on to the Char d'Apollon.
Finally, visitors need to lose themselves in the labyrinth of trees and shrubs to better appreciate more fountains and the numerous groves.
At the head of the Grand Canal, the buildings of La Petite Venise, or Little Venice, recall the gondoliers and gondolas which made up the king's small fleet on the Canal and were used for boating, concerts and water festivities. The grounds as they exist today represent only one tenth of the vast hunting grounds under the Ancien Régime !
Finally, one must not forget the Estate of Marie-Antoinette, the Queen's garden and of course the Queen's Hamlet, consisting of a Normandy village, gardens and a farm in which the queen rediscovered simple rural pleasures.
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Activities
On the premises :
Temporary exhibition, Theme activities, Cultural events, Conferences, Son et lumière, Workshops for children
Facilities
On the premises :
Room hire, Bike hire, Banquets
Equipment
On the premises :
Auditorium, Restaurant, Exhibition hall, Integrated technical control system, Shops, Picnic area
Practical informations
Établissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles RP 83478000 Versailles
www.chateauversailles.fr
www.chateauversailles.fr page contact
Information : 01 30 83 78 00
Distances
Distance from Paris: 24 kmsDistance from Orly: 23 kms
Distance from Roissy: 44 kms
Getting there
By road : A13 motorway, exit Versailles Château Paying car park at the Place d’Armes, Allée de Bailly, Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon
By rail : Arrive at Versailles Chantiers station from Paris Montparnasse, Arrive at Versailles Rive Droite station from Paris Saint Lazare
By RER : RER C from Paris, arrives at Versailles Rive Gauche station
By bus : Bus 171 from Pont de Sèvres-Métro to Château de Versailles (31 min)
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