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  1. Mar 21, 2024 · André Le Nôtre (born March 12, 1613, Paris, France—died September 15, 1700, Paris) was one of the greatest French landscape architects, his masterpiece being the gardens of Versailles. Le Nôtre grew up in an atmosphere of technical expertise. His father, Jean Le Nôtre, was the master gardener of King Louis XIII at the Tuileries.

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  2. 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 ...

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  4. Controller General of Buildings, Arts and Manufactures of France 1613-1700. The king of gardeners and Gardener to the King, Le Nôtre gave the “French garden” its noble reputation. Responsible for the most beautiful gardens of the 17th century, he made Versailles his greatest masterpiece, earning himself a large fortune and international fame.

  5. Louis XIV becomes King of France. André Le Nôtre becomes the King's designer. He redesigns the Queen's garden at Fontainebleau. for the advice given to Nicolas Fouquet since 1640 and his design of the gardens and park. Le Nôtre becomes Advisor to the King and General Controller of buildings, gardens, arts and factories.

  6. Jun 27, 2018 · Nôtre, André Le. Nôtre, André Le (1613–1700). Creative designer of formal gardens in C17 France, his greatest project was the Park at Versailles, with fountains, canals, avenues, and parterres (1661–87). His work for Louis XIV was enormously influential throughout Europe. In 1657 he was appointed Contrôleur Général des Bâtiments ...

  7. Mar 2, 2023 · Following the completion of Vaux le Vicomte in the 1660s, André Le Nôtre was engaged in the services of Louis XIV. From there, he went on to redesign grand gardens such as that of Fontainebleau, Tuileries, the Grand Trianon, and of course, Versailles. Other French nobility and well-to-do soon enlisted the services of Le Nôtre, and as a ...

  8. Sep 10, 2013 · Le Nôtre would spend 30 years at Versailles working closely, and harmoniously, with the king. But not exclusively. Louis’s imprimatur naturally gave Le Nôtre cachet with the court, whose illustrious members sought him out for their own projects. The year Le Nôtre began work on Versailles, he was also hired by the Prince of Condé, one of ...

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