André Le Nôtre

Garden at Versailles Palace

Paris' Tuileries Palace, the Champs Élysées, the Palace of Versailles, Saint-Germaine-en-Laye and Fontainebleau are noted for their magnificent gardens — all designed by landscape architect André Le Nôtre. Born on this date in 1613, Le Nôtre was commissioned by Louis XIV to design the royal parks and gardens; over the next 40 years, Le Nôtre most notably turned the swamps of Versailles into distinguished, ornamental gardens.

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From our Archives: Today's Highlights, March 12, 2007