• France, Gardens of Europe

    Posted on February 18th, 2009

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    Claude Monet Gardens in Giverny

    Claude Monet Gardens in Giverny

    When Monet and his family settled in Giverny in 1883 the piece of land sloping gently down from the house to the road was planted with an orchard and enclosed by high stone walls. A central alley bordered with pines separated it into two parts. Monet had the pines cut down, keeping only the two [...]

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    Versailles

    Versailles

    Versailles is the most famous garden in the world. Yet ‘garden’ is scarcely a fitting designation. The scale is monumental and there is little sense of enclosure. Versailles was designed as a palatial centre of government for an absolute monarch, Louis XIV. It is resplendent as the prime example of the French Baroque style, but [...]

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