. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects .. . European and Japanese Gardens. BASIN OF THE CASCADE FONTAINEBLEAU But it was not the professional gardeners alone who weresuccessful in the art. Many of the finest gardens were laid outby architects who designed the grounds to harmonize with theirbuildings. The finest garden of that time which has been pre-served for us in anything like its original beauty, in fact theonly remaining Renaissance garden in Paris, is the garden ofthe Luxembourg, which was laid out, between 1615 and 1620,for Marie de Medi
. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects .. . European and Japanese Gardens. BASIN OF THE CASCADE FONTAINEBLEAU But it was not the professional gardeners alone who weresuccessful in the art. Many of the finest gardens were laid outby architects who designed the grounds to harmonize with theirbuildings. The finest garden of that time which has been pre-served for us in anything like its original beauty, in fact theonly remaining Renaissance garden in Paris, is the garden ofthe Luxembourg, which was laid out, between 1615 and 1620,for Marie de Medici by Jacques Debrosse, the architect of thepalace of the same name. Originally these grounds were ofgreat extent, but they have been repeatedly curtailed and en-croached upon, only the central portions immediately aboutthe palace retaining their original character. There are cer-tainly few spots in the world which possess a more exquisite,a more satisfying charm. But all of these men, successful as they were, yield the palmto Le Notre, who occupies much the same place in the art ofgardening as Shakespeare fills in poe
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