ANDRE LE NOTRE(1613 - 1700)

(FRENCH FORMAL GARDEN DESIGN)

PRESENTED BY –

ANUP BHARTI (1105027)

SOMNATH BHUI (1105036)
 CHATEAU DE VAUX -LE -VICOMTE

A french residence built for NICHOLAS FOUQUET by LOUIS LE VAU (architect),

ANDRE LE NOTRE( landscape architect) and CHARLES LE BURN (artist). This trio
marked the beginning of LOUIS XVI style which combined Architecture, landscape
and interior design .
SYMMETRY

AXIS PRINCIPLES OF FRENCH GARDEN

ORDER

GEOMETRIC PATTERNS

GOOSEFOOT

ILLUSION PARTERRES

EMBRODERIES

TOPIARY

ELEMENTS SCULPTURE
A strong AXIS
has been
maintained in
the garden of
VAUX-LE-
VICOMTE
which creates
PERSPECTIVE
A perfect SYMMETRY can be found
in the whole garden starting from
the foot of the Chateau to the
Hercules column.

There are identical PARTERRES on

either side of the axis having
geometrical EMBRODERIES made
out of well maintained TOPIARIES.
ANAMORPHOSIS ABSCONDIA (HIDDEN DISTORTION):
•Le Notre employed an optical illusion called ANAMORPHOSIS
ABSCONDIA in VAUX-LE-VICOMTE that creates a FORCED PERSPECTIVE.

•The reflecting pools on either side of the axial aisle are narrower at the
closest point to the viewer (standing on the grand staircase on the rear POOLS
of the chateau) than the farthest point.
 Lower level

•As one moves on to explore the garden, it is discovered that the central ovular
pool flanked by GROTTOS is actually CIRCULAR, and the GROTTOS are far away,
separated by a canal.

•It is realized that the garden is larger than it appears.

•The grand sloping lawn begins to appear at the lower level which seemed to be
non existent initially.
 Moving on further on the aisle,
a square pool is discovered
surpassing the identical
reflecting pools on either side of
the aisle.

Next comes the canal which

separates the GROTTOS and
NEPTUNE FOUNTAIN from the
rest of the garden.

Inspite of being at the lowest level of the garden, the grottos appear to be
higher because according to EUCLID’S tenth theorem of OPTICS, “the most
distant parts of planes situated below the eye appear to be the most elevated.”
GARDEN OF VERSAILLES(1661 - 1670)

• FRENCH BAROQUE STYLE

• AREA – 800 hectares
• OWNER – KING LOUIS XIV
• LOCATION – IIE DE FRANCE REGION
• SCALE - MONUMENTAL

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT – ANDRE LE NOTRE

THE ARCHITECT - LOUIS LE VAN
THE ARTIST - CHARLES LE BRUN
KEY FEATURES :-
• HUGE PARTERRES
• ORANGERY
• BASSIN (FOUNTAIN)
• RICH BOSQUET
• 1.8 km CRUCIFORM CANAL

GENERAL FEATURES :-
• PARTERRA
• EMBROIDERY
• BOSQUET
• ALLEE
• TOPIARY
• GOOSE FOOT / PATTIE D’ OIE
PLAN DE GARDEN OF VERSAILLES
NEW FEATURES :-
• BEGIN TO ESTABLISH INTREST ON THE AXIS TO
THE BASIN.
• MONUMENTAL RAMP IN THE SHAPE OF
HORSESHOE TERRACE.
• BASSIN DES CYGNES BASSIN D’
APOLLON
AS A SYMBOL TO REPRESENT THE RISING SUN.

PROBLEM :-
• IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN ALL FOUNTAIN AT A
TIME.
• SCALE OF THE GARDEN WAS A PROBLEM
• MACHINE DE MARLEY USED,
COLLECTION OF 14WATER MILLS AND
221 PUMPS.
• CARRY WATER FROM SEINE UP 162m TO
RESERVIOURS AND LATER TO THE
FOUNTAIN.
REFERENCES :-

• LANDSCAPE DESIGN OF ANDRELE NOTRE. Claude Mollet (*****) and his son
Andre'Mollet (*****).
• Gardenvisit.com
• Wikipedia
• En.chateauversailles.fr.
• En.chateauvaux-le-victome.fr
MERCI . . . ;-) .