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Matelots’ Gate E Saint Antoine’s gate Queen’s Hamlet Menagerie’s Gate Little Venice’s Gate NOTICE TO VISITORS Keep your ticket all day long and show it at the checkpoints. No picnics are allowed inside the chargeable area, except in the authorised picnic area. Visitors are prohibited from walking on the lawns and sitting or leaning against the bronze, marble or lead groups, vases or statues. Please observe the instructions given by reception staff.
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GREAT PERSPECTIVE 11 Colonnade Grove Musical Fountains Show A Castle Entrance Singles A Water Parterres 12 Grove of Domes MUSICAL DISPLAYS from 10 am to 6:30pm ticketing B Latona Fountain and Parterre 13 Encelade Grove B Castle Entrance Groups Entrance - Exit C Royal walk 14 Obelisk Grove WATER DISPLAYS Information / Castle Ticketing D Fountain of Apollo’s Chariot 15 Flora Fountain E Grand Canal 16 Dauphin’s Grove MORNING Parking 17 Star Grove 11 am to noon A D 22 23 25 26 27 FOUNTAINS AND GROVES 18 Ceres Fountain 1 South Parterre 19 Grove of Apollo’s Bath 11:15 to 11:45 am 13 15 18 19 Toilets Book Shop 2 Orangerie 20 Water Theatre Grove Toilets for disabled persons Row Boats 3 Ballroom 21 Three Fountains Grove AFTERNOON 4 Queen’s Grove 22 Dragon Fountain 3:30 to 5 pm All Groves and Fountains Mini-train Bike 5 Bacchus Fountain 23 Water Avenue 6 Girandole Grove 24 Triumphal Arc Grove 5:20 28 Electric vehicles Picnic area 7 Mirror Fountain 25 Nymphs’ Bath ALL DAY LONG Food and Beverage 8 Saturn Fountain 26 Pyramide Fountain Every 10 minutes from 10 am to 6:30 pm 7 9 King’s Garden 27 North Parterre 10 Horse Chestnut tree Room 28 Neptune Fountain Water Display hours could be changed. See information at the garden entrance. Numbers indicate spot names and not a trail
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• EXPOSITION CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES DE CHÂTEAU EXPOSITION •
From 17 June to 2 November 2 to June 17 From
• CONTEMPORARY ART- LEE UFAN VERSAILLES UFAN LEE ART- CONTEMPORARY •
Robert King, Christina Pluhar, Valer Sabadus, Jordi Savall... Jordi Sabadus, Valer Pluhar, Christina King, Robert
SirJohn Eliot Gardiner, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Philippe Genaux, Vivica Gardiner, Eliot SirJohn Dardanus, Dardanus, Jean-Philippe Rameau : : Rameau Jean-Philippe Actes 2 et 3 et 2 Actes
Joseph Calleja, Harry Christophers, Vincent Dumestre, Dumestre, Vincent Christophers, Harry Calleja, Joseph
Reprise de la Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs des cérémonie la pour Marche la de Reprise : Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste
The Royal Opera, The Hall of Mirrors, The Royal Chapel Royal The Mirrors, of Hall The Opera, Royal The
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Neptune, the Ocean God, send up graceful jets of water in the sky. sky. the in water of jets graceful up send God, Ocean the Neptune,
hemicycle, resembling antique theatres. Armed with his trident, trident, his with Armed theatres. antique resembling hemicycle, Saturday 28 June from 11:30 to dawn to 11:30 from June 28 Saturday
The Neptune Fountain was designed and dug out in the shape of a a of shape the in out dug and designed was Fountain Neptune The THE GRAND MASKED BALL OF KAMEL OUALI OUALI KAMEL OF BALL MASKED GRAND THE
18 and 19 June at 9 pm 9 at June 19 and 18 28 NEPTUNE FOUNTAIN NEPTUNE
BÉJART BALLET LAUSANNE : BOLÉRO AND OTHER DANCE WORKS DANCE OTHER AND BOLÉRO : LAUSANNE BALLET BÉJART
Wednesday 11 June at 9 pm pm 9 at June 11 Wednesday
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OF VERSAILLES ! ! VERSAILLES OF THE ORANGERY NIGHTS ORANGERY THE
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Air d’Apollon du Triomphe de l’Amour - Quels Quels - l’Amour de Triomphe du d’Apollon Air Jean-Baptiste Lully : : Lully Jean-Baptiste
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gave the Three Fountains Grove a very pure and simple atmosphere. simple and pure very a Grove Fountains Three the gave
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rockeries, and shells and characterised by a complete absence of statues, statues, of absence complete a by characterised and shells and rockeries,
Zoroastre and Zaïs and Zoroastre . repertoire: Rameau the from 1677 to 1679. Thus, the simple decor composed of lawns, marble, marble, lawns, of composed decor simple the Thus, 1679. to 1677 from
Mortals serve as models for the Gods with two outstanding pieces from from pieces outstanding two with Gods the for models as serve Mortals
certainly his faithful gardener Le Nôtre who supervised its execution execution its supervised who Nôtre Le gardener faithful his certainly
• VERSAILLES FESTIVAL FESTIVAL VERSAILLES •
From 23 May to 8 July July 8 to May 23 From
Opera of the Palace of Versailles. With the ensemble Ausonia, the the Ausonia, ensemble the With Versailles. of Palace the of Opera If it is quite probable that Louis XIV himself laid out this grove, it is is it grove, this out laid himself XIV Louis that probable quite is it If
21 (extracts from Dardanus) recorded in the majestic setting of the Royal Royal the of setting majestic the in recorded Dardanus) from (extracts THREE FOUNTAINS GROVE FOUNTAINS THREE
Five 40-minute sessions from 6:30 to 7:50 pm pm 7:50 to 6:30 from sessions 40-minute Five
the ensemble Pygmalion in an original programme on the CD CD the on programme original an in Pygmalion ensemble the
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dance…Lastly, the splendours of 18th century opera come to life with with life to come opera century 18th of splendours the dance…Lastly,
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Regnaudin. Orchestra which open with majesty the gates of the Enchanted Isle. Isle. Enchanted the of gates the majesty with open which Orchestra From 8:30 pm to 11:05 pm pm 11:05 to pm 8:30 From
Grotto, built by Louis XIV), entrusted by Marsy, Guérin, Girardon et et Girardon Guérin, Marsy, by entrusted XIV), Louis by built Grotto,
Saturdays from 21 from Saturdays June to 13 September 13 to June
ensemble Café Zimmermann and the Capriccio Stravagante Stravagante Capriccio the and Zimmermann Café ensemble
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sculptures of Apollo and the Nymphs (recovered from the Thetis Thetis the from (recovered Nymphs the and Apollo of sculptures THE FOUNTAINS NIGHT SHOW SHOW NIGHT FOUNTAINS THE
Ballet (the celebrated “Turkish” Ceremony, performed by the the by performed Ceremony, “Turkish” celebrated (the Ballet
its surprising rock, housing the three magnificent groups of marble marble of groups magnificent three the housing rock, surprising its
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From 9 am to 6:30 pm 6:30 to am 9 From
Robert was laid out in the fashionable style of the “folly” gardens, with with gardens, “folly” the of style fashionable the in out laid was Robert
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Tuesdays from 1 from Tuesdays July to 28 October 28 to July 1 from and May 13 to April
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In 1776, the pre-romantic grove landscaped by the painter Hubert Hubert painter the by landscaped grove pre-romantic the 1776, In
à L’Ombre L’Ombre à Harmonique , or seated in the shade of a young elm tree ( tree elm young a of shade the in seated or , THE MUSICAL GARDENS GARDENS MUSICAL THE
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the Poème Poème the of the courtesans, through the dreamlike interpretation of of interpretation dreamlike the through courtesans, the of
excellence is the setting for all the features of the Human Comedy Comedy Human the of features the all for setting the is excellence
Louis XIII until the mid-18th century. This theatrical place par par place theatrical This century. mid-18th the until XIII Louis
Palace, its gardens and fountains, from its origins in the reign of of reign the in origins its from fountains, and gardens its Palace, Zoroastre - Zaïs - Zoroastre Dardanus, Jean-Philippe Rameau : : Rameau Jean-Philippe Actes 1 et 2 - - 2 et 1 Actes
here and invite you to relive in music the fabulous history of the the of history fabulous the music in relive to you invite and here
The masterpieces of the French baroque repertoire are performed performed are repertoire baroque French the of masterpieces The This composition by Le Nôtre was restored in 1997. in restored was Nôtre Le by composition This
selection of the greatest works by the best contemporary players. contemporary best the by works greatest the of selection who was punished for his pride by the Gods from Mount Olympus. Olympus. Mount from Gods the by pride his for punished was who
The Encelade grove is a representation of Enceladus, chief of Titans Titans of chief Enceladus, of representation a is grove Encelade The music played in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles through a a through Versailles of Palace the of gardens the in played music
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CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES 1684. in Mansart Hardouin Jules by designed Colonnade is more of a “mineral” than a “green” grove and was was and grove “green” a than “mineral” a of more is Colonnade
With its circular peristyle punctuated by 32 ionic columns, La La columns, ionic 32 by punctuated peristyle circular its With
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Dardanus, Jean-Philippe Rameau : : Rameau Jean-Philippe Actes 2 et 3 et 2 Actes
THE MUSICAL FOUNTAINS SHOW CD SHOW FOUNTAINS MUSICAL THE Reprise de la Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs des cérémonie la pour Marche la de Reprise : Lully Jean-Baptiste
Lully. Every 10 minutes, from 10 am to 6:30 pm. 6:30 to am 10 from minutes, 10 Every Lully.
displays are presented by Crystal Group, to the sound of Rameau and and Rameau of sound the to Group, Crystal by presented are displays
Nôtre’s Fountains, but with modern technical methods, Musical water water Musical methods, technical modern with but Fountains, Nôtre’s
Louis XIV commissioned the Mirror fountain in1702. In the spirit of Le Le of spirit the In in1702. fountain Mirror the commissioned XIV Louis
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Estate of Versailles and chair of the Château de Versailles Spectacles Versailles de Château the of chair and Versailles of Estate
President of the Public Establishment of the Museum and the National the and Museum the of Establishment Public the of President
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cérémonie des Turcs – Reprise de la Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs Turcs des cérémonie la pour Marche la de Reprise – Turcs des cérémonie
that the magic can endure through the ages. the through endure can magic the that Petit Air pour les mesmes – Marche pour la la pour Marche – mesmes les pour Air Petit Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste : :
fountains will continue to spout there to the sound of new music. So So music. new of sound the to there spout to continue will fountains
tations will bring back to life the time-worn groves so that new new that so groves time-worn the life to back bring will tations Ocean and the Red Sea by what was then the French Royal Navy. Royal French the then was what by Sea Red the and Ocean
decorated with millstones and shells brought back from the Indian Indian the from back brought shells and millstones with decorated - reinterpre and restorations these that is goal Our gardens. the in set
is the only grove to be in its décor comprises a semi-circular cascade cascade semi-circular a comprises décor its in be to grove only the is
subsidiary of the Public Establishment, organises the entertainments entertainments the organises Establishment, Public the of subsidiary Bassin du Char d’Apollon
The Ballroom was landscaped by Le Nôtre between 1680 and 1685 and and 1685 and 1680 between Nôtre Le by landscaped was Ballroom The artists who accompanied him, Château de Versailles Spectacles, a a Spectacles, Versailles de Château him, accompanied who artists
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BALLROOM GROVE BALLROOM more extraordinary. Faithful to the spirit of the Great King and the the and King Great the of spirit the to Faithful extraordinary. more
lasers and fireworks make the fairytale setting of the gardens even even gardens the of setting fairytale the make fireworks and lasers
echoes those of the past. On some evenings during summer, lights, lights, summer, during evenings some On past. the of those echoes
created over two centuries to offer their spectators a festivity that that festivity a spectators their offer to centuries two over created
a height of 20 meters. 20 of height a
in time with the music and playing around the work of sculpture sculpture of work the around playing and music the with time in
Lebrun. 3 majestic fountains rise from this pool, the central jet reaching reaching jet central the pool, this from rise fountains majestic 3 Lebrun.
stayed. The Musical Fountains remain faithful to his wishes, spouting spouting wishes, his to faithful remain Fountains Musical The stayed.
THE 2014 MUSICAL by drawings from Tuby by created latter the ; installed Chariot” his
Versailles. But the king wanted to see it everywhere, where it has has it where everywhere, it see to wanted king the But Versailles.
under Louis XIV who had the magnificent group represent “Apollo on on “Apollo represent group magnificent the had who XIV Louis under
supply would be provided for for provided be would supply water a that believe not could Fouquet
FOUNTAINS SHOW out fitted and XIII Louis of reign the under dug chariot, Apollo’s The prison: “How were the great fountains during the king’s festivity?” festivity?” king’s the during fountains great the were “How prison: D FOUNTAIN OF APOLLO'S CHARIOT APOLLO'S OF FOUNTAIN
denigration that the writer Paul Morand gave to Fouquet in his his in Fouquet to gave Morand Paul writer the that denigration Saturdays and Sundays from 5 April to 26 October
required to follow. We will forget the question filled with spite and and spite with filled question the forget will We follow. to required Tuesdays from 20 May to 24 June
perfect itinerary punctuated by “water affects” which the visitor was was visitor the which affects” “water by punctuated itinerary perfect and also 18 April, 8, 29 May and 15 August modified by J.H. Mansart between 1687 and 1689. 1689. and 1687 between Mansart J.H. by modified guide to this extraordinary outing for posterity by designing the the designing by posterity for outing extraordinary this to guide
Fountain, the Latona Fountain, constructed under Louis XIII, was was XIII, Louis under constructed Fountain, Latona the Fountain,
as it decorated an incomparable place. The king himself provided a a provided himself king The place. incomparable an decorated it as From 9 am to 6:30 pm
vengeance of Jupiter, changing them in frogs. Surrounded by the Lizard Lizard the by Surrounded frogs. in them changing Jupiter, of vengeance
mythology pointed to the grandeur of Louis XIV at the same time time same the at XIV Louis of grandeur the to pointed mythology Musical displays from 10 am to 6:30 pm
her children against the insults of the peasants of Lycia and demanding demanding and Lycia of peasants the of insults the against children her
Enceladus attacking Jupiter whom Latona implored. The ancient ancient The implored. Latona whom Jupiter attacking Enceladus Water displays from 11 to noon and from 3:30 to 5 pm
It illustrates the legend of the mother of Diana and Apollo protecting protecting Apollo and Diana of mother the of legend the illustrates It
emerging from the spouts, Neptune unleashing the storm, and and storm, the unleashing Neptune spouts, the from emerging
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LATONA FOUNTAIN - renovation works renovation - FOUNTAIN LATONA constant preoccupation. He filled it with legends, with Apollo Apollo with legends, with it filled He preoccupation. constant
palace, the patterns formed by the walks and groves was his his was groves and walks the by formed patterns the palace,
come true. Even before giving his attention to the furnishing of his his of furnishing the to attention his giving before Even true. come
king’s as he walked around the gardens every day and saw his dream dream his saw and day every gardens the around walked he as king’s
Dardanus Jean-Philippe Rameau : : Rameau Jean-Philippe Ouverture, Actes 1 et 3 et 1 Actes Ouverture,
to his gardens. For thirty years, that life was the reflection of the the of reflection the was life that years, thirty For gardens. his to
Chaconne d’Amadis - Ouverture le Carnaval - Mascarade - Carnaval le Ouverture - d’Amadis Chaconne
the genius of Le Nôtre who wanted water and sculptures to give life life give to sculptures and water wanted who Nôtre Le of genius the
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mirrors, sheets of water and games… Water at Versailles has a a has Versailles at Water games… and water of sheets mirrors, E André Le Nôtre in the 1660's is called the Great Perspective. Great the called is 1660's the in Nôtre Le André
and fountains, grottoes and nymphaeums, spouts and sprays, sprays, and spouts nymphaeums, and grottoes fountains, and to Paris. This road that begins in the garden and that was made by by made was that and garden the in begins that road This Paris. to
Canals and walks, waterfalls and small cascades, decorative ponds ponds decorative cascades, small and waterfalls walks, and Canals the Château but the whole town of Versailles, joining the royal domain domain royal the joining Versailles, of town whole the but Château the
A main highway runs from east to west, covering not only the Park of of Park the only not covering west, to east from runs highway main A
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