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Gardens of Versailles

Coordinates: 48°48′29″N 2°6′30″E / 48.80806°N 2.10833°E / 48.80806; 2.10833
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Gardens of Versailles
Jardins du château de Versailles
Aerial view of the gardens from above the palace
LocationVersailles, France
Coordinates48°48′29″N 2°6′30″E / 48.80806°N 2.10833°E / 48.80806; 2.10833
Area800 ha.
Designer
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.)[1]

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

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