The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a French Baroque Chateaulocated in Maincy, just 55km southeast of Paris, France. It was built
from 1658 to 1661 for Nicholas Fouquet,
a superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
In 1875, Alfred Sommier acquired Vaux-le-Vicomte at a public Auction. The chateau was empty and fallen to ruin. The famous garden were overgrown and nearly destroyed. The restoration went underway under the direction of architect Gabriel-Hippoltye Destailleur.
In 1908 Sommier died and the gardens and chateau had been restored to their orginal appearance. Today, his descendants continue to work on the preservation, and the chateau remains private property, however visitors are welcome.
3 comments:
Hey- are you there already? Did you take those pictures? They're awesome!
Oooo...now this looks like fun. I'd rather be touring Europe than coordinating swim lessons at the pool. I guess some of us are just more lucky than others!
Lindsey, are you actually in Europe? Im totally jealous! Its good to see youre a blogger!
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