Grand Cascade

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The Grand Cascade is an ornate, multi-tiered water feature and monumental fountain in the historic Gardens of Saint-Cloud near Paris, celebrated for its dramatic Baroque design and cascading waterfalls.

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Grand Cascade canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain
garden feature
monumental fountain
water feature
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture
coordinateLocation 48.842°N 2.219°E
country France
designedFor Gardens of Saint-Cloud
surface form: Gardens of the Château de Saint-Cloud
genre Baroque garden feature
hasPart balustrade
basin
cascading waterfalls
grotto-like lower level
multiple tiers
niches
ornamental sculpture
ornamental vases
staircase
statues
stone steps
terraces
water jets
waterfall
hasView Paris skyline
Seine Valley
surface form: Seine valley
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Parc de Saint-Cloud
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime
imageDepicts Gardens of Saint-Cloud
surface form: Grand Cascade in Parc de Saint-Cloud
inception 17th century
locatedIn Gardens of Saint-Cloud
Parc de Saint-Cloud
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hauts-de-Seine
Saint-Cloud
locatedInProtectedArea Gardens of Saint-Cloud
surface form: Parc de Saint-Cloud (protected site)
locatedNear Paris
maintainedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
French state (partially)
surface form: French state
notableFor cascading waterfalls
dramatic Baroque design
multi-tiered cascade
ornate sculptural decoration
openToPublic yes
significantEvent construction in the 17th century
touristAttraction yes
waterSource hydraulic system of Parc de Saint-Cloud

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Gardens of Saint-Cloud hasAttraction Grand Cascade