Department of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Program
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 322
History of Landscape Architecture
Spring Semester: Colliton
 

The Renaissance in France: L'Est Moi
1200-1715 AD

Links to France Gardens

Fontainebleau Villandry Azay-le-Rideau
Chambord Chateau Blois Chenonceaux
Tuilerie Luxenbourg Palace Vaux-le-Vicomte
Versailles

I. Historic Perspective: Cultural Context, Socio-political, Philosophy, Unique Contributions, and Design Vocabulary (link to PART ONE)

 
II. Fontainebleau - 1515-1547 The Reign of Francis I, South and east of Paris 
 
 

                                  

III. Loire Valley of Central France 

 

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A. Chateau de Villandry 16th Century 
 
   

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B. Azay-le-Rideau 16th Century 

 
     

 

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 C. Chambord 16th Century 
 

                 

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D. Chateau Blois 17th Century improvements begun in the 13th Century 

 

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E. Chenonceaux 16th Century 
 

      

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IV. Tuileries -1660c - Paris (link to PART TWO additional images and descriptions) 

 

V. Luxenbourg Palace and Gardens - 1612-1625, Queen, Marie de Medici (similar to the Pitti Palace of Florence).

 
 

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V. Vaux-le-Vicomte - 1661- located near Melum (SE of Paris)  Louis Le VAU, architect

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VI. Versailles -1664 - located 12 miles west of Paris (Reign of Louis XIVth 1661-1715)  Louis Le VAU, architect

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Link to:  PART THREE

 
A. Grand Trianon - 1678-1689 by Jules Mansart 

B. Petit Trianon - 1761-1768 by Angel Jacques Gabriel 

C. The "Hamlet" 

        

                                          Hamlet of Marie Antoinette

VII. French Renaissance Garden Influences 

VIII. Conclusion 

 

 

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prepared by: Dennis Colliton
 Last Update

04/09/02