Andre Le Notre

Principles of Composition a The garden no longer to be a mere extension of the house
which itself becomes on a part of a great land composition b Solid as opposed to dimensional geometry based on axiality
related to an undulating site c Shaped as though carved out of order woodlands and crisply defined by clipped hedges d The Baroque quality of unity with sky and surroundings achieved by water reflection and avenues leading indefinitely outwards e The scale expanding as it recedes from the house f Sculpture and fountains
themselves works of art
to provide rhythm and punctuate space g The science of optics to direct the eye firmly without power to roam
and illusionist devices to make distance seem nearer or further h The apparent revelation of the whole project in a glance
and the later element of surprise and contrast mainly in intimate woodlands i The disposal of all parts
and especially of steps and stairways
for the dignity and enhancement of persons in movement; their scale to be larger and life
and thus to give a sense of being within an heroic landscape of the gods

Vaux le Vicomte
Begun in 
finished in 

Nicolas Fouguet
owner Finance Minister to Louis XIV Employed Le Vau
architect Le Brun
painter Le Notre
gardener

Versailles

Work began  Cost was never consideration Site of hunting lodge Swampy site Labor unlimited Swiss Lake dug by army  orange trees from Italy  from Vaux  acres of kitchen gardens Court moved from Paris Water was the problem Wind mills drained water table Pump at Marley Aqueductcanal begun
 mi King never aware of problem Many alterationsadditions