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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
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 Centruy
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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)
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Top of Page V. Luxenbourg Palace and Gardens - 1612-1625, Queen, Marie de Medici
(similar to the Pitti Palace of Florence).
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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
02/05/02
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