Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte - Maincy (France)
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 11/06/2013 17h31
I see you, you see me!
A brief visit through the gardens before leaving the property of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV. It is a lesser known fact that Vaux-le-Vicomte was the inspiration behind the Palace of Versailles, the crowning glory of French grandeur and splendor.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style.
Period and style: Architecture classique
Architect: Louis Le Vau
Construction: 1656 - 1661
First owner: Nicolas Fouquet
Coordinates: 48° 33′ 57″ Nord 2° 42′ 51″ Est
Site: www.vaux-le-vicomte.com
[ Source and much more information: Wikipedia - Vaux-le-Vicomte ]
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte - Maincy (France)
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 11/06/2013 17h31
I see you, you see me!
A brief visit through the gardens before leaving the property of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV. It is a lesser known fact that Vaux-le-Vicomte was the inspiration behind the Palace of Versailles, the crowning glory of French grandeur and splendor.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style.
Period and style: Architecture classique
Architect: Louis Le Vau
Construction: 1656 - 1661
First owner: Nicolas Fouquet
Coordinates: 48° 33′ 57″ Nord 2° 42′ 51″ Est
Site: www.vaux-le-vicomte.com
[ Source and much more information: Wikipedia - Vaux-le-Vicomte ]