Gardens of Versailles

Gardens of Versailles
Gardens of Versailles
Jardins du château de Versailles
	Aerial view of the gardens from above the palace
Location	Versailles, France
Coordinates	48°48′29″N 2°6′30″E / 48.80806°N 2.10833°E
Area	800 ha.
Designer	André Le Nôtre; Charles Le Brun; Louis Le Vau; Jules Hardouin-Mansart;
Plants	200,000 trees; 210,000 flowers planted annually;
Features	50 fountains; 620 water jets (fed by 35 km. piping); 5.57 km Grand Canal (circumference; surface area 23 ha.);

The Gardens of Versailles (French: Jardins du château de Versailles [ʒaʁdɛ̃ dy ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj]) is a garden of the château of Versailles. Most of the garden is designed by landscape architect André Le Nôtre.

References change

↑ "Quelques chiffres". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2008., originally at www.chateauversailles.fr

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