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André Le Nôtre
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French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France (1613–1700)
André Le Nôtre was a French landscape architect who served as the principal gardener for King Louis XIV during the 1600s. He is significant because he shaped the grand gardens and landscapes of France's most powerful king, influencing how European royal estates were designed.
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Key facts
- 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
- Citizenship
- French
- Known for
- Landscape architecture , gardening
- Notable work
- Versailles , Chantilly , Vaux-le-Vicomte , Bicton
- Spouse
- Françoise Langlois ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1640 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- André
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- garden designer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Gardens of Versailles
- Field of work
- castle park
- Image
- Andre-Le-Nostre1.jpg
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- André Le Nôtre
- place of burial
- Saint-Roch, Paris
- Commons category
- André Le Nôtre
- date of birth
- 1613-03-12
- date of death
- 1700-09-15
- Commons Creator page
- André Le Nôtre
- name in native language
- André Le Nôtre
- present in work
- A Little Chaos
- has works in the collection
- Nationalmuseum
- member of
- Académie Royale d'Architecture
- date of baptism
- 1613-03-12
- different from
- Gaston Lenôtre
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to André Le Nôtre, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Parterre ou Pieces de Gazon
Jardin des Tuileries
Apollo
Apollo
Zeus and Athena
Well behind the chapel
Allée d 'Apollon au Grand Canal
Wind grotto
Siren
Venus
Allée Royale
Wine-grower
Bosquet of the Rocailles & Bosquet de la Salle de bal
Well with mask
Lion
Parterre de l 'Orangery
Parterre du Nord
Aeolus
Parterre de Latone
Venus in the middle grotto
La Peschiera
Château de Cordès
Well with dog sculpture
Bassin de Latone
Castle park
Parterre du Midi
Greenhouse
Bacchus
Lion
Proserpina with goose in her arm
Garden of Torrigiani villa
Pluto with dog
Parterre de Broderie du dessein du St. le Nostre
Parterre de Gazon à St. Oüen
Parterre de Broderie qui est devant la Grotte de Meudon
Parterre de Broderie d 'Issy
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Encyclopedic overview
André Le Nôtre ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe lə notʁ]; 12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, 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.
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.
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