Mirror Fountain
Louis XIV commissioned the Mirror fountain around 1702. Built facing the King’s Garden, the sculpture with two dragons framing the pool was entrusted to Jean Hardy. Installed on three levels, it leads to three paths and four antique-style statues, including one of Apollo.
[Versailles website]
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.
Mirror Fountain
Louis XIV commissioned the Mirror fountain around 1702. Built facing the King’s Garden, the sculpture with two dragons framing the pool was entrusted to Jean Hardy. Installed on three levels, it leads to three paths and four antique-style statues, including one of Apollo.
[Versailles website]
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.