Gardens of Versailles from the Air, Versailles, France — Andre Le Notre's 800-hectare formal gardens extend along a grand westward axis aligned with the setting sun. The geometric symmetry of parterres, allees, and fountain basins represents nature entirely subjected to royal will, a visual metaphor for Louis XIV's absolute power.
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