Virtual Tour

Walk through, from wherever you are.

Five real spaces on the estate, in sequence. Use the arrows, the numbers below the photo, the arrow keys on your keyboard, or swipe on a touch screen.

Photo: Unsplash

Formal gardens and fountain at Versailles
Stop 1 of 5

Gardens & Fountains

André Le Nôtre's geometry, laid out to be read from the palace windows above. Somewhere behind you is where the fountain crew used to sprint ahead of the king's route, switching jets on just in time.

Arrow keys and swiping work too.

Photographs: Unsplash, free to use under the Unsplash Licence.

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