HAZLEHURST, F. Hamilton

[418] pp.

Vanderbilt University Press

1980

10 7/8" x 7 3/4"

Andr Le Ntre (12 March 1613 15 September 1700), originally rendered as Andr 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, and his work represents the height of the French formal garden style, or jardin la franaise.

Prior to working on Versailles, Le Ntre 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 Chantilly, Fontainebleau, Saint-Cloud and Saint-Germain. His contribution to planning was also significant: at the Tuileries he extended the westward vista, which later became the avenue of the Champs-lyses and comprise the Axe historique.