Gardens of Sceaux

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The Gardens of Sceaux are a grand formal French landscape park near Paris, renowned for their classical symmetry, terraces, and water features characteristic of André Le Nôtre’s 17th-century garden design.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French formal garden
formal garden
landscape park
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle jardin à la française
country France
designer André Le Nôtre
hasAccessibility accessible by RER from Paris
hasCharacteristic basins
bosquets
canals
classical symmetry
grand axis
long perspectives
ornamental pools
parterres
terraces
tree-lined avenues
water features
hasNearbyAttraction Château de Sceaux
hasPart Château de Sceaux
surface form: Château de Sceaux parkland
hasType public park
hasUse cultural events
recreation
sightseeing
walking
hasViewOf Château de Sceaux
heritageDesignation protected historic site
locatedIn Hauts-de-Seine
Sceaux, France
surface form: Sceaux

Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
locatedNear Paris
maintainedBy Hauts-de-Seine
surface form: Département des Hauts-de-Seine
notableFor André Le Nôtre garden design
formal French landscape composition
geometric layout
large-scale water features
openToPublic true
partOf Domaine de Sceaux
period 17th century
region northern France

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André Le Nôtre designed Gardens of Sceaux
Le Nôtre notableWork Gardens of Sceaux
subject surface form: André Le Nôtre