- Who
- Versailles
- What
- 800 hectare(s)
- Where
- France (Versailles)
- When
- 1661
The largest palace garden – and the largest garden overall – is that created by André Le Nôtre (France) at Versailles, near Paris, France, in the late 17th century for King Louis XIV. The magnificent formal gardens and parkland were created in what had been a marshland. Much modified over the centuries, today they cover over 800 ha (1,976 acres), of which the famous formal garden covers 100 ha (247 acres).
