Château de Vaux le Vicomte


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    View of Chateau
Related people
Louis Le Vau (was created by)
Charles Le Brun (was created by)
André Le Nôtre (was created by)
Date
1656-1661 (creation)
Location
Europe->France->Île-de-France, Région->Vaux-le-Vicomte, Château de
Description
French château about 6 km north-east of Melun, in the département of Seine-et-Marne. It was built in 1656-1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's Surintendant des Finances, by Louis Le Vau with the assistance of Charles Le Brun. The gardens were laid out by André Le Nôtre under Le Vau's guidance. The forerunner of Versailles, it is the most important château built in France in the mid-17th century; it was here that Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Nôtre learnt to work as a team and to produce the unity of architecture, interior decoration and garden layout that distinguishes the Louis XIV style.
Style/Period
Baroque (AAT)
Seventeenth century (LCSH)
Material
stone