From May to October it is adorned with 1,200 boxes containing orange, lemon, pomegranate and oleander trees.The Dragon Fountain represents an episode from Apollonian legend: The young Apollo kills the serpent Python with an arrow. The mythological Roman figure Bacchus spread the cultivation of vines throughout the world.
mythology. Although innocent in this case, it was indeed the location favoured by the Queen for her nocturnal meetings.The architect Dufour created the enclosed King's Garden in 1817, under orders from Louis XVIII, in an English style with many superb varieties that were sadly largely destroyed in the storm of 1999.
It is decorated with terms commissioned by Nicolas Fouquet, once Superintendent of Finances to Louis XIV, for the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte and made in Rome after models by Poussin.The Dauphin's Grove, also known as “The Two Groves” along with the Girandole, is one of the very first designed by André Le Nôtre around 1660. It has an amphitheatre design with the central “arena” occupied by a hexagonal pool surrounded by a balustrade, and a white marble basin in the centre supported by dolphins.The Enceladus Fountain was made of lead by Gaspard Marsy between 1675 and 1677, and was inspired by the legend of the fall of the Giants in Greek and Roman mythology. Encke -- Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865) German astronomer at the Seeberg Observatory, Switzerland. The waters are turned on in this fountain for the finale of the Fountain Show.The Neptune Fountain was made between 1679 and 1681 by Le Nôtre and was originally called “Lake Below the Dragon” or “Lake of the Pines”. The design was modified slightly in 1736 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel and the sculpted decoration glorifying the god of the sea was added in 1740. It houses the sculpted groups of The Girandole Grove, which forms a pair with the Dauphin Grove, has seen few modifications since its creation. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Enceladus measures about 500 km (310 miles) in diameter and orbits Saturn in a prograde, nearly circular path at a mean distance of 238,020 km (147,899 miles). It is decorated with terms commissioned by Nicolas Fouquet, once Superintendent of Finances to Louis XIV, for the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte and made in Rome after models by Poussin.The Dauphin's Grove, also known as “The Two Groves” along with the Girandole, is one of the very first designed by André Le Nôtre around 1660. This baroque, gilded metalwork depicts Enceladus, the mightiest of the giants in Roman mythology. The main fountain reaches twenty seven metres in height.This group of sculpted marble figures of Latona and her children is one of the most famous works of Versailles, made in 1670 by the Marsy brothers and lending its name to the fountain on which it proudly stands.
Although the interior is not open for unaccompanied visits, the Orangery Garden is well worth admiring for its typical formal garden design. During the reign of Louis XIV, brightly-coloured flowers were continually planted and replanted here: wallflowers, hyacinths, jasmine, tulips...The breadth, height and pure lines of the Orangery, built below the Palace, make it one of the greatest masterpieces by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart.
Their layout was modified several times before receiving its definitive form, in 1685.
Its dimensions were carefully calculated by Louis XIV’s architect to create the perfect perspective.Situated on the edge of the Water Theatre Grove, the Golden Children’s Pool was built in 1709 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. The original design no longer existsThe Obelisk Fountain was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1704 to replace the old Feasting Chamber Grove, or Council Grove, created by Le Nôtre in 1671.
It consists of four stacked lead and marble basins, supported by tritons, dolphins and crayfish in lead. It is framed by three statues: The Water walk connects the Nymph's bath and the Dragon Fountain, which precedes the larger Neptune Fountain to the west of the Palace. Each pool is decorated with statues of lying-down figures representing the rivers of France, accompanied by nymphs and children.