Labyrinth (versailles)

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General plan of the Labyrinth of Versailles

The then famous, now defunct labyrinth of Versailles was a bosket with an area of ​​just over one hectare, which was located in the Petit Parc of the Palace of Versailles .

The labyrinth was extraordinarily richly decorated and reserved for members of the court. The first planning for this began in 1661 and work began in 1664. In the years between 1672 and 1681, 39 fountains were added to the bosket. All fountains were provided with colored lead cast figures made by well-known artists and represented themes from the fables of Aesop by Jean de La Fontaine . Each group was provided with a motto, written by Isaac de Benserade , from the themes of these fables. This labyrinth rosette was not just a common maze where you had to find a destination, rather the task was to choose the path in such a way that all wells could be reached exactly once. As the maze was expensive to maintain, it fell into disrepair at times. Finally, it was completely removed during replanting in 1774 and replaced by what is now known as the Bosquet de la Reine .

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Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '12.2 "  N , 2 ° 6' 57.8"  E