Gardens of Fontainebleau (modifications)

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The Gardens of Fontainebleau (modifications) are the redesigned sections of the historic royal park at Fontainebleau, France, transformed in the 17th century into formal French-style landscapes by master gardener André Le Nôtre.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf formal garden
garden design project
landscape architecture work
associatedWith French monarchy
Palace of Fontainebleau
category Historic gardens in France
Royal parks in France
contrastWith earlier Renaissance and naturalistic layouts at Fontainebleau
country France
creator André Le Nôtre
designer André Le Nôtre
era reign of Louis XIV
hasFeature bosquets
formal lawns
geometric parterres
long axial vistas
ornamental water features
symmetrical layouts
terraces
tree-lined alleys
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationOf Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
heritageSite Palace of Fontainebleau
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
influencedBy André Le Nôtre’s work at Vaux-le-Vicomte
early French formal garden tradition
landscapeType formal landscape
locatedIn Fontainebleau
France
Seine-et-Marne
Île-de-France
maintenance managed as part of the Domaine national de Fontainebleau
notableGardener André Le Nôtre
partOf Gardens of Fontainebleau
historic royal park at Fontainebleau
purpose aesthetic enhancement of royal residence surroundings
representation of royal power through landscape
relatedWork Gardens of Versailles
Vaux-le-Vicomte gardens
startModificationCentury 17th century
style Baroque garden design
French formal garden
timePeriod 17th century
tourism popular visitor attraction at Fontainebleau

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
André Le Nôtre
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