André Le Nôtre
French landscape architect (1613–1700) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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André Le Nôtre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe lə notʁ]; 12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre,[1] was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France. He was the landscape architect who designed the gardens of the Palace of Versailles; his work represents the height of the French formal garden style, or jardin à la française.
André Le Nôtre | |
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Born | (1613-03-12)12 March 1613 Paris, France |
Died | 15 September 1700(1700-09-15) (aged 87) Paris, France |
Resting place | Saint-Roch, Paris |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Landscape architecture, gardening |
Notable work | Versailles, Chantilly, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Bicton |
Spouse |
Françoise Langlois (m. 1640) |
Children | 3 |
Prior to working on Versailles, Le Nôtre collaborated with Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun on the park at Vaux-le-Vicomte. His other works include the design of gardens and parks at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud and Saint-Germain. His contribution to planning was also significant: at the Tuileries in Paris he extended the westward vista, which later became the Avenue des Champs-Élysées within the Axe historique.[2]