{"id":2669,"date":"2021-01-23T17:05:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2022-08-02T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:54:19","slug":"chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Versailles: ephemeral winter gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It's rare to see the gardens of the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles in the snow. The stone and marble statues are wrapped in a green blanket, the foliage bends under the weight of the snowflakes and the topiaries are covered in white. Take a stroll through this setting so beloved of the Sun King, which has established itself as a masterpiece of seventeenth-century French art.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Le_Palais_du_Roi_Soleil\" >The Palace of the Sun King<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Des_symboles_caches\" >Hidden symbols<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#De_Bassins_en_Bosquets\" >From Ponds to Groves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Un_testament_a_dechiffrer\" >A will to decipher<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Le_Bassin_de_Neptune\" >The Neptune Basin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Le_Bassin_de_Latone\" >The Latone Basin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/chateau-de-versailles-gardens-winter-snow\/#Le_Bassin_dApollon\" >The Apollo Basin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&rsquo;eau Nord. Nymphe et enfant aux oiseaux. Bronze de Philippe Magnier coul\u00e9 par les Fr\u00e8res Keller.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&#039;eau Nord. Nymphe et enfant aux oiseaux. Bronze de Philippe Magnier coul\u00e9 par les Fr\u00e8res Keller.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. North water parterre. Nymph and child with birds. Bronze by Philippe Magnier, cast by the Keller brothers.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. North water parterre. Nymph and child with birds. Bronze by Philippe Magnier, cast by the Keller brothers. \" class=\"wp-image-2702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-095-Copier-2.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>C<em>h\u00e2teau of Versailles. Water garden. Nymph and child with birds. Bronze by Philippe Magnier, cast by the Keller brothers. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If the gardens of Versailles have become the symbol of refinement and perfection thanks to the talent of Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4t<em>re (1613-1700) e<\/em>Although the gardens were designed by his gardeners, they were first and foremost the brainchild of Louis XIV. Through the organisation of the space, the choice of statues and ponds, and the design of the groves, the King created a work that reflected his political, aesthetic and philosophical ambitions. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Charmilles et topiaires v\u00eatues de neige.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Charmilles et topiaires v\u00eatues de neige.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Charmilles and topiaries dressed in snow.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Charmilles and topiaries dressed in snow.\" class=\"wp-image-2718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-298-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Charmilles and topiaries dressed in snow.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As soon as the snowflakes cover this wadded-up setting, the d\u00e9cor is transformed into a living theatre, with bronzes emerging from their white gangue. The yew trees become the guardians of the wide esplanades and the water beds, mirrors frozen in light. In this temple enamelled with symbols, some of which are concealed beneath this virginal cloak, the hornbeams lining the alleys stretch out their white-gloved arms and the trees form ephemeral cathedrals.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre Nord sous la neige.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre Nord sous la neige.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. North parterre in the snow.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. North parterre in the snow.\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-124-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. North parterre in the snow.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Palais_du_Roi_Soleil\"><\/span>The Palace of the Sun King<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&rsquo;eau. Bassin Sud. All\u00e9gorie de la Loire, figure de vieillard-fleuve allong\u00e9 tenant une corne d\u2019abondance, accompagn\u00e9 d\u2019un Amour portant un coquillage. Sculpteur Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706). Fondu par les Fr\u00e8res Keller.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&#039;eau. Bassin Sud. All\u00e9gorie de la Loire, figure de vieillard-fleuve allong\u00e9 tenant une corne d\u2019abondance, accompagn\u00e9 d\u2019un Amour portant un coquillage. Sculpteur Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706). Fondu par les Fr\u00e8res Keller.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Water parterre. South basin. Allegory of the Loire, figure of a reclining old man holding a cornucopia, accompanied by Love carrying a shell. Sculptor Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706). Cast by the Keller brothers.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Water parterre. South basin. Allegory of the Loire, figure of a reclining old man holding a cornucopia, accompanied by Love carrying a shell. Sculptor Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706). Cast by the Keller brothers.\" class=\"wp-image-2688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_La-Loire-2010-199-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Water parterre. South basin. Allegory of the Loire, figure of a reclining old man holding a cornucopia, accompanied by Love carrying a shell. Sculptor Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706). Cast by the Keller brothers.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We might think we're in the Snow Queen's palace. But we are in the palace of the Sun King, Louis XIV - Apollo - as he appeared in the ballets at the beginning of his reign. A jewel intimately linked to the will of a king, Louis XIV, and the talent of his architect-gardener, Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre. After the splendid Vaux feast given to the King by Fouquet on 17 August 1661, Louis XIV, piqued by jealousy, wanted even more sumptuous gardens than those of the Superintendent of Finances. The work, undertaken at the same time as the palace, was to last some forty years.<br>Built according to a rigorous plan, the gardens are arranged around two main axes - the North-South axis from the Bassin de Neptune to the Pi\u00e8ce d'eau des Suisses - and the East-West axis, from the fa\u00e7ade of the Galerie des glaces to the end of the cross-shaped Grand Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Des_symboles_caches\"><\/span>Hidden symbols<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-025-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Un fac\u00e9tieux fant\u00f4me blanc enserre une statue prot\u00e9g\u00e9e du gel hivernal.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Un fac\u00e9tieux fant\u00f4me blanc enserre une statue prot\u00e9g\u00e9e du gel hivernal.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. A mischievous white ghost encircles a statue protected from the winter frost.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-025-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. A mischievous white ghost encircles a statue protected from the winter frost.\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-025-Copier.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-025-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-025-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. A mischievous white ghost embraces a statue protected from the winter frost.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Hypnerotomachia Poliphili<\/em> by Francesco Colonna, published in Venice in 1499, undoubtedly inspired the initial design of the Gardens of Versailles. But the final result is more than a simple d\u00e9cor inspired by the art of Antiquity and love, or a reminiscence of an Antiquity that has disappeared forever, signified in Poliphilo's Dream by the omnipresence of ruins. But there are no ruins at Versailles. Quite the contrary. The King poured all his genius and that of the scholars of the time into his Gardens to create the symbolism he defended. Men of letters and science, philosophers, artists and theologians all contributed to this achievement, which can only be explained by its purpose: the spiritual life to which the King invites us through esoteric messages scattered throughout the gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"De_Bassins_en_Bosquets\"><\/span>From Ponds to Groves<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Couch\u00e9 parmi les grappes de raisins, le dieu Bacchus est entour\u00e9 de satyres , le regard tourn\u00e9 vers le sol.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Couch\u00e9 parmi les grappes de raisins, le dieu Bacchus est entour\u00e9 de satyres , le regard tourn\u00e9 vers le sol.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Reclining among bunches of grapes, the god Bacchus is surrounded by satyrs, his gaze turned towards the ground.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Reclining among bunches of grapes, the god Bacchus is surrounded by satyrs, his gaze turned towards the ground. \" class=\"wp-image-2694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-047-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Autumn basin. Reclining among bunches of grapes, the god Bacchus is surrounded by satyrs, his gaze turned towards the ground. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre did not work alone to develop this site, which covered more than a thousand hectares at the time. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Superintendent of the King's Buildings from 1664 to 1683, oversaw the project. As early as 1661, the first All\u00e9e d'Eau, the parterres du Nord and du Midi, the Parterre d'Amour and Le Vau's Orangerie were completed. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre de l&rsquo;Orangerie. Compos\u00e9 de quatre pi\u00e8ces de gazon et d\u2019un bassin circulaire, il accueille en \u00e9t\u00e9 1055 arbres en caisses,ompos\u00e9 de quatre parties et d\u2019un bassin circulaire, il accueille en \u00e9t\u00e9 plus d&rsquo;un millier d&rsquo;arbres en caisses,(orangers, citronniers, grenadiers).\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre de l&#039;Orangerie. Compos\u00e9 de quatre pi\u00e8ces de gazon et d\u2019un bassin circulaire, il accueille en \u00e9t\u00e9 1055 arbres en caisses,ompos\u00e9 de quatre parties et d\u2019un bassin circulaire, il accueille en \u00e9t\u00e9 plus d&#039;un millier d&#039;arbres en caisses,(orangers, citronniers, grenadiers).\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Parterre de l&#039;Orangerie. Comprising four sections of lawn and a circular pool, it is home to 1,055 boxed trees in summer. Comprising four sections and a circular pool, it is home to over a thousand boxed trees in summer (orange, lemon and pomegranate trees).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Parterre de l&#039;Orangerie. Comprising four sections of lawn and a circular pool, it is home to 1,055 boxed trees in summer. Comprising four sections and a circular pool, it is home to over a thousand boxed trees in summer (orange, lemon and pomegranate trees).\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-119-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Parterre de l'Orangerie. Comprising four sections and a circular pool, it is home to over a thousand boxed trees (orange, lemon and pomegranate) in summer.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Bosquets appeared in 1663: Bosquets du Dauphin and de la Girandole, then in 1666, for the education of the young princes: the Labyrinthe with its 39 fountains inspired by Aesop's fables (now disappeared, it has been replaced by the Bosquet de la Reine). The Bosquets to the south were joined by their northern counterparts: the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre d'Eau and the Bosquet de l'Etoile. The campaign to create the Bosquets continued for around twenty years: Bosquets du Marais 1671, Pavillon d'Eau and Berceau, which became Arc de Triomphe and the Trois Fontaines. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de l&rsquo;Ob\u00e9lisque. Anciennement Salle du Conseil ou des Festins, ce bassin h\u00e9berge en son centre une sculpture en bronze de roseaux balanc\u00e9s par le vent.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque. Anciennement Salle du Conseil ou des Festins, ce bassin h\u00e9berge en son centre une sculpture en bronze de roseaux balanc\u00e9s par le vent.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque. Formerly the Salle du Conseil or the Salle des Festins, this basin houses a bronze sculpture of reeds swaying in the wind.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque. Formerly the Salle du Conseil or the Salle des Festins, this basin houses a bronze sculpture of reeds swaying in the wind.\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-253-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l'Ob\u00e9lisque. Formerly the Salle du Conseil or the Salle des Festins, this basin houses a bronze sculpture of reeds swaying in the wind.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1674, the Salle du Festin, the Bosquet de l'Encelade - the giant struck by lightning - and the Bosquet de la Renomm\u00e9e were completed. Their symmetrical counterparts are the Galerie d'Eau, the Bosquet des Antiques and the Bosquet des Sources.<br>In 1683, the death of Colbert and the growing importance of Louvois led to the disgrace of Le Brun, who was replaced by the minister's favourite, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, much to the fury of Le N\u00f4tre. The Bosquet de la Renomm\u00e9e was replaced by the D\u00f4mes, and the Bosquet des Sources gave way to Hardouin-Mansart's Colonnade, which was strongly criticised by Le N\u00f4tre.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin du Printemps. Sur une \u00eele orn\u00e9e de guirlandes de neige \u00e0 d\u00e9faut des fleurs cach\u00e9es, Flore appara\u00eet sous sa toque blanche entour\u00e9e d&rsquo;Enfants ail\u00e9s. Elle regarde dans la direction du lever du soleil au jour de l&rsquo;\u00e9quinoxe de printemps.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin du Printemps. Sur une \u00eele orn\u00e9e de guirlandes de neige \u00e0 d\u00e9faut des fleurs cach\u00e9es, Flore appara\u00eet sous sa toque blanche entour\u00e9e d&#039;Enfants ail\u00e9s. Elle regarde dans la direction du lever du soleil au jour de l&#039;\u00e9quinoxe de printemps.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin du Printemps. On an island decorated with garlands of snow in place of the hidden flowers, Flora appears in her white hat surrounded by winged Children. She is looking in the direction of the sunrise on the day of the spring equinox.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin du Printemps. On an island decorated with garlands of snow in place of the hidden flowers, Flora appears in her white hat surrounded by winged Children. She is looking in the direction of the sunrise on the day of the spring equinox. \" class=\"wp-image-2720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020353-Copier.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Bassin du Printemps. On an island adorned with garlands of snow in place of the hidden flowers, Flora appears in her white toque surrounded by winged Children. She is looking in the direction of the sunrise on the day of the spring equinox. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Until his death on 1st September 1715, after 54 years of reign, this King-Gardener would never cease to lavish the most attentive care on his work, which can be read as his spiritual testament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_testament_a_dechiffrer\"><\/span>A will to decipher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Vue depuis le parterre sud de Latone.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Vue depuis le parterre sud de Latone.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. View from the south parterre de Latone.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. View from the south parterre de Latone.\" class=\"wp-image-2695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Versaillles-dec2010-051-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. View from the south parterre de Latone.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What is so precious about these gardens? What do they reveal to the visitor?  Here, aesthetics compete with substance, myths and legends with history. Allegories, mythological figures, symbols and fountains create a mysterious dialogue that arouses curiosity and prompts us to question the intentions of its creator.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&rsquo;eau. Une nymphe voluptueusement accoud\u00e9e sur un poisson tend une guirlande de fleurs, de feuilles et de fruits.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Parterre d&#039;eau. Une nymphe voluptueusement accoud\u00e9e sur un poisson tend une guirlande de fleurs, de feuilles et de fruits.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Water parterre. A nymph voluptuously leaning on a fish holds out a garland of flowers, leaves and fruit.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Water parterre. A nymph voluptuously leaning on a fish holds out a garland of flowers, leaves and fruit.\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-204-2-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Water bed. A nymph voluptuously leaning on a fish holds out a garland of flowers, leaves and fruit.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Why are these statues, all rigorously aligned, nevertheless placed in an apparently illogical order? Why is the sun's path depicted in reverse, i.e. from west to east? And why are the gardens structured in tiers that rise in a pyramid shape to the top where the castle stands? Esoteric, hermetic, alchemical, evidence of a time when mankind wanted to be in direct contact with the mysteries of the universe, the symbols are waiting to be deciphered. Here are a few examples, including the basins of Neptune, Latone and Apollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Bassin_de_Neptune\"><\/span>The Neptune Basin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de Neptune. \u00ab Triomphe de Neptune et Amphitrite \u00bb, r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Adam Lambert-Sigisbert sous la direction de Gabriel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de Neptune. \u00ab Triomphe de Neptune et Amphitrite \u00bb, r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Adam Lambert-Sigisbert sous la direction de Gabriel.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de Neptune. &quot;Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite&quot;, created by Adam Lambert-Sigisbert under the direction of Gabriel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de Neptune. &quot;Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite&quot;, created by Adam Lambert-Sigisbert under the direction of Gabriel.\" class=\"wp-image-2729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_Neptune_-2010-180-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Bassin de Neptune. \"Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite\", created by Adam Lambert-Sigisbert under the direction of Gabriel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The god of water, Neptune embodies the power of the oceans. When he uses his trident, the waters are unleashed, forming gigantic waves that sweep away everything in their path. Does this Basin, the largest in Versailles, symbolise the belligerent and destructive forces that confront us all?<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Neptune et Amphitrite (d\u00e9tail).\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Neptune et Amphitrite (d\u00e9tail).\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Neptune and Amphitrite (detail).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Neptune and Amphitrite (detail).\" class=\"wp-image-2730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_2010_Neptune-et-Amphytrite_-008-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Neptune and Amphitrite (detail).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Bassin_de_Latone\"><\/span>The Latone Basin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Situ\u00e9 au centre g\u00e9om\u00e9trique des jardins, le Bassin de Latone fut construit en 1668 par Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre et modifi\u00e9 par la suite en 1670 par Fran\u00e7ois Mansart qui lui donna sa forme actuelle pyramidale.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Situ\u00e9 au centre g\u00e9om\u00e9trique des jardins, le Bassin de Latone fut construit en 1668 par Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre et modifi\u00e9 par la suite en 1670 par Fran\u00e7ois Mansart qui lui donna sa forme actuelle pyramidale.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Located at the geometric centre of the gardens, the Bassin de Latone was built in 1668 by Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre and subsequently modified in 1670 by Fran\u00e7ois Mansart, who gave it its current pyramid shape.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Located at the geometric centre of the gardens, the Bassin de Latone was built in 1668 by Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre and subsequently modified in 1670 by Fran\u00e7ois Mansart, who gave it its current pyramid shape.\" class=\"wp-image-2691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1020361-Copier.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Located at the geometric centre of the gardens, the Bassin de Latone was built in 1668 by Andr\u00e9 le N\u00f4tre and subsequently modified in 1670 by Fran\u00e7ois Mansart, who gave it its current pyramid shape.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Let's go down the first flight of steps to Latone. From this vantage point, so dear to the King, you can see the Bassin d'Apollon, the Grand Canal and the park in the distance. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Vue sur le bassin de Latone et le grand canal. C\u2019est la grande perspective que le ma\u00eetre jardinier Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre (1613-1700) a ouverte sur l\u2019infini pour r\u00e9pondre au d\u00e9sir royal qui ne pouvait \u00ab souffrir les vues born\u00e9es \u00bb.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Vue sur le bassin de Latone et le grand canal. C\u2019est la grande perspective que le ma\u00eetre jardinier Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre (1613-1700) a ouverte sur l\u2019infini pour r\u00e9pondre au d\u00e9sir royal qui ne pouvait \u00ab souffrir les vues born\u00e9es \u00bb.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. View of the Bassin de Latone and the Grand Canal. This is the grand perspective that the master gardener Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre (1613-1700) opened up to the infinite, in response to the royal wish that he &quot;should not suffer limited views&quot;.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. View of the Bassin de Latone and the Grand Canal. This is the grand perspective that the master gardener Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre (1613-1700) opened up to the infinite, in response to the royal wish that he &quot;should not suffer limited views&quot;. \" class=\"wp-image-2725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-210-Copier-2.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. View of the Bassin de Latone and the Grand Canal. This is the grand perspective that the master gardener Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre (1613-1700) opened up to the infinite, in response to the royal wish that he \"should not suffer limited views\". <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This park is a bit like nature in its raw, almost savage state, the forests where the King liked to shoot deer. The profane world, as it were. The gardens and groves, on the other hand, are ordered and subtly designed by the man who decides their composition. It's \"chaos sorted out\", notes Jean Erceau in his book <em>The initiatory gardens of the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Tandis que les bosquets ordonnent la circulation dans les jardins, des espaces naturels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9serv\u00e9s.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Tandis que les bosquets ordonnent la circulation dans les jardins, des espaces naturels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9serv\u00e9s.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. While the groves direct traffic through the gardens, natural areas have been preserved.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. While the groves direct traffic through the gardens, natural areas have been preserved. \" class=\"wp-image-2687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-327-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. While the groves direct traffic through the gardens, natural areas have been preserved. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the centre of the pool, Latona and her children: Apollo and Diana. Latona, one of Jupiter's wives, holds out her arm as if in supplication. The episode illustrated by this Fountain is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Walking with her children on Earth, where Juno, her official wife, has exiled her out of jealousy, Latona is surprised by nightfall in the village of Lycia. She asks the peasants to help her feed her children, but they turn away. As she cools off in the river, the peasants come and stir up the water with branches, raising the silt and preventing her from feeding her children. She implores Jupiter, who in response turns the peasants into toads and frogs.<br>The message here is threefold. On the surface, it symbolises the threat of what would happen to the courtiers if they ever thought of rebelling against royal power. It can also be seen as a call to change, to open up to others. But what is Latona really looking at from the east? Is it her son Apollo - incarnation of the sun, situated to the west in the basin in front of the Grand Canal? Or is it the Trianon, the name of which evokes the Three Donkeys, and which the Hermetic philosophers could recognise from their research? The donkey was adopted by the alchemists as a symbol of raw material... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Bassin_dApollon\"><\/span>The Apollo Basin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin d&rsquo;Apollon.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin d&#039;Apollon.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin d&#039;Apollon.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin d&#039;Apollon.\" class=\"wp-image-2686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-293-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Bassin d'Apollon. Tuby executed this monumental group between 1668 and 1670 at the Manufacture des Gobelins.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuby's work was based on a drawing by Le Brun. Inspired by the legend of Apollo, god of the Sun and emblem of Louis XIV, it shows the god rising from the waves as if from a mirror, preparing to make his daily journey above the earth. He is seated on his phaeton drawn by four spirited horses that he controls with just one hand, surrounded by four tritons and four dolphins. At first glance, you might think that he symbolises the Sun as it sets off on its diurnal journey. But the sun moves from east to west. And here, it's facing east, towards the royal palace! So why is Apollo racing in the opposite direction? Could it be for aesthetic reasons that he has been installed in this way? Or is he trying to guide us towards the realm of the gods, towards those who have absolute knowledge? It's up to you to find your own answer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Frondaisons enneig\u00e9es sur lesquelles veillent les statues emmaillot\u00e9es, telles des gardiennes du temple.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Frondaisons enneig\u00e9es sur lesquelles veillent les statues emmaillot\u00e9es, telles des gardiennes du temple.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. The snow-covered gables are guarded by statues in swaddling clothes, like guardians of the temple.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. The snow-covered gables are guarded by statues in swaddling clothes, like guardians of the temple.\" class=\"wp-image-2727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vcm_s_kf_repr_882x588-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. The snow-covered gables are guarded by statues in swaddling clothes, like guardians of the temple.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At Versailles, you have to see the visible and be sensitive to the invisible. Gently immerse yourself in it. Give free rein to your emotions. Walk the gardens again and again, until you finally understand and feel. For those who can grasp it, the path of initiation is inscribed in the groves, the fountains, the paths and the mythological figures. Versailles is only as good as its invitation to travel.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de l&rsquo;Ob\u00e9lisque, bords enneig\u00e9s.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque, bords enneig\u00e9s.\" title=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque, snow-covered banks.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l&#039;Ob\u00e9lisque, snow-covered banks.\" class=\"wp-image-2685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B-Postel_-2010-258-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Palace of Versailles. Bassin de l'Ob\u00e9lisque, snow-covered banks.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Text and Photos<\/strong> Brigitte Postel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong><br><em><strong>The initiatory gardens of the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles<\/strong><\/em>Jean Erceau, Thalia, 2008.<br><em><strong>Versailles, from the gardens to elsewhere<\/strong><\/em>le Testament secret de Louis XIV, Vincent Beurtheret, A.M.D.G. \u00e9dition, 1996.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is rare to see the gardens of the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles in the snow. The stone and marble statues are wrapped in a green sheet, the foliage bends under the weight of the snowflakes and the topiaries are made up in white. Take a stroll through this setting so beloved of the Sun King, which has established itself as a masterpiece of 17th-century French art.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,83],"tags":[150,157,151,152,19,93,154,155,149,156,153,148],"class_list":["post-2669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-france","tag-andre-le-notre","tag-apollon","tag-bassins","tag-bosquets","tag-chateau","tag-jardin","tag-jardin-initiatique","tag-latone","tag-louis-xiv","tag-neptune","tag-symboles","tag-versailles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Versailles : \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8res jardins d&#039;hiver - Univers Voyage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles sous la neige. 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