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Chantilly – Le Notre’s Water Mirrors

Posted on September 12, 2015 by admin
The Water Parterre

The highlight of my trip to Paris was always going to be a visit to Chantilly. I had visited Versailles, Fontainbleau, Giverny and so on before but never Chantilly. From the aerial photographs it looked breath-taking but that always worries … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Gardens Archive | Tagged Duc d'Aumale, Le Notre, Louis XIV, Northern France, The Grand Conde, Water parterre

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