Flora Fountain
In between various groves in the gardens, a fountain dedicated to Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring. The gold-lead fountain was sculpted between 1672-77, by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700).
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.
Flora Fountain
In between various groves in the gardens, a fountain dedicated to Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring. The gold-lead fountain was sculpted between 1672-77, by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635–1700).
The Palace of Versailles was created at the instruction of Louis XIV, and was the centre of French government and power from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until Louis XVI and the royal family was forced to return to the capital in 1789.
The chateau is built around a hunting lodge established by by Louis XIII, and was created in four phases: 1664–68, 1669–72, 1678–84 and 1699–1710, by the architects Le Vau, Le Nôtre, and Le Brun.