"Plan du Labirinte de Versailles", printed at the Royal Press, Paris and illustrated by Sebastien le Clerc
General information
Status
Destroyed
Type
labyrinth
Architectural style
fantasy
Town or city
Versailles
Country
France
Groundbreaking
1665
Demolished
1778
Client
Louis XIV
Grounds
Gardens of Versailles
Design and construction
Architect(s)
André Le Nôtre
Other designers
Charles Perrault
Jean Cotelle the younger's painting of the entrance to the Labyrinth of Versailles; Cupid ('Love') on the left, Aesop on the right.
The labyrinth of Versailles was a hedge maze in the Gardens of Versailles with groups of fountains and sculptures depicting Aesop's fables. [1] André Le Nôtre initially planned a maze of unadorned paths in 1665, but in 1669, Charles Perrault advised Louis XIV to include thirty-nine fountains, each representing one of the fables of Aesop. [2] The work was carried out between 1672 and 1677. Water jets spurting from the animals mouths were conceived to give the impression of speech between the creatures. There was a plaque with a caption and a quatrain written by the poet Isaac de Benserade next to each fountain.[1] A detailed description of the labyrinth, its fables and sculptures is given in Perrault's Labyrinte de Versailles, illustrated with engravings by Sébastien Leclerc.
In 1778 Louis XVI had the labyrinth removed and replaced by an arboretum of exotic trees planted as an English-styled garden.
^"Information on Perrault's Labyrinte de Versailles at architectura.cesr.univ-tours.fr by Alexandre Maral 2010". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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