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André Le Nôtre

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Also known as André Nostre, André Le Nostre, Andre Le Notre, André Lenôtre, Andre Nostre, Andre Le Nostre, Andre Lenotre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France (1613–1700)

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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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Born
1613
Died
1700
Works
2

Top works

  • Plans et dessins nouvaux de jardinage du Sr le Bouteux fils
  • Les leçons du Jardin français
  • [Modeles de jardins]

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Country
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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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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to André Le Nôtre, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “André Le Nôtre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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