An edition of The Sun King's garden (2006)
The Sun King's garden
Louis XIV, Andre Le Nôtre, and the creation of the gardens of Versailles
By Ian H. Thompson
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury,Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Language
eng
Pages
370
Description:
"Warmonger, womaniser and autocrat, Louis XIV, France's self-styled 'Sun King', was also history's most fanatical gardener. At Versailles, twelve miles outside Paris, he created not only Europe's most lavish palace, but the most extensive gardens the Western world has ever seen. The domain of Versailles now covers 1,890 acres (about twice the size of New York's Central Park), but in its heyday under Louis, the Grand Parc covered an astounding 19,800 acres."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: 17th century, Design, French Gardens, Gardens, Gardens, French, History, Influence, Gardening, france, Gardens, france
People: André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715)
Places: France, France) Parc de Versailles (Versailles, Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Times: 17th century