Why visit the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte?
Why visit the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte?
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte will astonish you (mandatory online booking) ! Find out why : 1.The founding French Formal Garden and inspiration of Versailles André Le Nôtre, gardener of the King, creates at Vaux-le-Vicomte the seminal expression of the Jardin à la française, the French aesthetic of formal gardens that swept Europe in the 17th […]
Who are the architects at Vaux-le-Vicomte?
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.
What makes the Chateau de Vaux a masterpiece?
While the château is beautifully proportioned and the decor is tastefully rich, the gardens and grounds make Vaux a masterpiece. The double-height grand salon overlooks the gardens. Photo: Béatrice Lécuyer-Bibal
Who owns the gardens of Vaux?
And it is the gardens that the current owners of Vaux—the Vogüé family—are celebrating in honor of the 400th anniversary of Le Nôtre’s birth. Beginning April 12, there will be a new exhibition dedicated to his work, as well as two new tours that reveal secrets and vistas of the magisterial gardens.
