Vaux Le Vicomte, the forerunner of Versailles

Vaux le Vicomte is a combination of three exeptional feature : magnificient architecture, sumptous decorations and a breathtaking garden.

To realize Nicolas Fouquet’s ambition (Louis XIV superintendant of finances), three talented individuals were employed : the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter and sculpter Charles Le Brun and the landscape gardener André Le Notre. ... (more)