The Gardens of Versailles
occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectacres of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by Linnea. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodland, the gardens are bordered by the urban areas of Versailles to the east and Le Chesnay to the north-east, by the National Arboretum de Chèvreloup to the north, the Versailles plain (a protected wildlife preserve) to the west, and by the Satory Forest to the south.
As part of le domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon, an autonomous public entity operating under the aegis of the French Ministry of Culture, the gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year.
In addition to the meticulous manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, and sculptures are the fountains, which are located throughout the garden. Dating from the time of Louis XIV and still using much of the same network of hydraulics as was used during the Ancien Régime, the fountains contribute to making the gardens of Versailles unique. On weekends from late spring to early autumn, the administration of the museum sponsors the Grandes Eaux – spectacles during which all the fountains in the gardens are in full play.
In 1979, the gardens along with the château were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, one of thirty-one such designations in France.
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Le bassin du Dragon
se trouve au niveau de l'intersection entre l'avenue de Trianon et l'allée d'Eau, au Nord-Est du parc. Le bain des Nymphes est situé à son côté Nord. Depuis le château, il précède le bassin de Neptune.
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Au départ du parcours apollinien, ce bassin met en scène le dragon Python, lancé par Junon à la poursuite de Latone, enceinte d'Apollon et d'Artémis. Le dragon devait empêcher Latone d'accoucher, afin de la punir de son union avec Jupiter. Il terrorisait la population de Delphes en veillant sur son oracle, consacré au départ à Thémis, déesse de la Justice. Le jeune Apollon le perca de ses flêches et se rendit maître de l'oracle nommée Pythie. Afin d'apaiser la colère de Gaïa, mère de Python, il créa les Jeux Pythiques.
Ici, les frères Marsy ont choisi de représenter le dragon agonisant, percé des flêches d'Apollon, et crachant son sang figuré par l'immense jet d'eau sortant de sa gueule. Il a une crinière de cheval, des ailes pointues et une queue de poisson. Autour de lui, se trouvent quatre enfants armés d'arcs et de flêches, qui symbolisent Apollon, montés sur des cygnes et escortés par quatre dauphins.
Le regard est conduit vers le château par l'allée d'Eau jusqu'au bassin de la Pyramide, symbole de la connaissance, qui représente l'oracle de Delphes.
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The Gardens of Versailles
occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectacres of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by Linnea. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodland, the gardens are bordered by the urban areas of Versailles to the east and Le Chesnay to the north-east, by the National Arboretum de Chèvreloup to the north, the Versailles plain (a protected wildlife preserve) to the west, and by the Satory Forest to the south.
As part of le domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon, an autonomous public entity operating under the aegis of the French Ministry of Culture, the gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year.
In addition to the meticulous manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, and sculptures are the fountains, which are located throughout the garden. Dating from the time of Louis XIV and still using much of the same network of hydraulics as was used during the Ancien Régime, the fountains contribute to making the gardens of Versailles unique. On weekends from late spring to early autumn, the administration of the museum sponsors the Grandes Eaux – spectacles during which all the fountains in the gardens are in full play.
In 1979, the gardens along with the château were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, one of thirty-one such designations in France.
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The Apollo fountain
depicts Apollo conqueror on his chariot pulled by four horses representing force and ardour, getting out of the water among sea monsters to enlighten the Earth as he represents the rising Sun. In Versailles all the statues of Apollo, the sun god, represent Louis XIV, the sun king.
Le bassin du char d’Apollon ou bassin d’Apollon
est un bassin artificiel du parc du château de Versailles et nommé d'après Apollon. Il est situé sur l'axe central du parc, devant le Grand Canal.
Le jardin du château, élaboré par André Le Nôtre, a été bâti pour illustrer le mythe solaire d'Apollon, et par ce biais la splendeur du Roi Soleil. La fontaine du bassin d'Apollon est un élément central de ce jardin.
Le Char du Soleil, groupe central du bassin, a été réalisé en 1668-1671 par Jean-Baptiste Tuby. Le char d'Apollon émerge de l'eau, tiré par quatre chevaux. Le sculpteur a rajouté à ses pieds un Amour et, autour de lui dans le bassin, des tritons et des baleines. Le groupe a été fabriqué aux Gobelins puis acheminé à Versailles en 1670.
Représenté tel Apollon, dieu du Soleil, Louis XIV, de la même manière, affirme sa volonté de dominer le monde.
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La Défense
is a major business district of the Paris Metropolitan Area and of the Île-de-France region, located in the commune of Courbevoie, and parts of Puteaux and Nanterre, just west of the city of Paris.
La Défense is Europe's largest purpose-built business district with 560 hectares (5.6 million square metres) area, 72 glass and steel buildings of which 18 are completed skyscrapers, 180,000 daily workers, and 3.5 million square metres (37.7 million sq ft) of office space. Around its Grande Arche and esplanade ("le Parvis"), La Défense contains many of the Paris urban area's tallest high-rises.
The district is located at the westernmost extremity of the ten-kilometre-long Historical Axis of Paris, which starts at the Louvre in Central Paris, and continues along the Champs-Élysées, well beyond the Arc de Triomphe along the Avenue de la Grande Armée before culminating at La Défense. The district is centred in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Courbevoie, Nanterre and Puteaux. La Défense is primarily a business district, and hosts a population of 25,000 permanent residents and 45,000 students. La Défense is also visited by 8,000,000 tourists each year, and houses an open-air museum.
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The Gardens of Versailles
occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectacres of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by Linnea. Beyond the surrounding belt of woodland, the gardens are bordered by the urban areas of Versailles to the east and Le Chesnay to the north-east, by the National Arboretum de Chèvreloup to the north, the Versailles plain (a protected wildlife preserve) to the west, and by the Satory Forest to the south.
As part of le domaine national de Versailles et de Trianon, an autonomous public entity operating under the aegis of the French Ministry of Culture, the gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year.
In addition to the meticulous manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, and sculptures are the fountains, which are located throughout the garden. Dating from the time of Louis XIV and still using much of the same network of hydraulics as was used during the Ancien Régime, the fountains contribute to making the gardens of Versailles unique. On weekends from late spring to early autumn, the administration of the museum sponsors the Grandes Eaux – spectacles during which all the fountains in the gardens are in full play.
In 1979, the gardens along with the château were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, one of thirty-one such designations in France.
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS, PLESE, FOLLOW THIS LINK
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Le bassin de Neptune
est un bassin artificiel situé dans le parc du château de Versailles et nommé d'après Neptune.
Il se situe dans l'alignement de l'allée d'Eau et du bassin du Dragon, à l'extrémité septentrionale d'un axe sud-nord englobant la pièce d'eau des Suisses, l'Orangerie et les Parterres d'eau.
Il fut construit entre 1679 et 1681 sous la direction de Le Nôtre et nommé alors pièce d'eau sous le Dragon. Sous le règne de Louis XIV le bassin fut modifié. En 1736, Ange-Jacques Gabriel en changea un peu le tracé et en 1740, 3 groupes de sculptures en plomb furent installées : Neptune et Amphitrite de Lambert Sigisbert Adam, Le Dieu Océan de Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne1, et Protée par Edmé Bouchardon. Le nouveau bassin proposait alors d'importants et variés jeux d'eau suscitant l'admiration de la Cour.
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The Eiffel Tower
is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris[ and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m (915.7 ft) the highest accessible to public in the European Union and the highest in Europe as long as the platform of the Ostankino Tower, at 360 m (1,180 ft), remains closed as a result of the fire of August 2000. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
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Engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel
(15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer, architect and freemason. A graduate of the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit viaduct. He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel concentrated his energies on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making important contributions in both fields.
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