Jardin du Roi (Île du Roi, Miroir d’Eau), Versailles

Jardin du Roi (Île du Roi, Miroir d’Eau), Versailles

This area’s present design, which was ordered by Louis XVIII in 1817, aims to resemble an English-style garden. Before that, the bosquet had been two separate water features. One was called the Île du roi and had an island set inside an elaborate set of fountains. The other, the Miroir d’Eau, was separate from the island by a causeway with 24 water jets. Many of these aspects were removed in multiple revisions that followed in the decades after the area’s creation in 1671.
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Jardin du Roi (Île du Roi, Miroir d’Eau) on Map

Sight Name: Jardin du Roi (Île du Roi, Miroir d’Eau)
Sight Location: Versailles, France (See walking tours in Versailles)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

Walking Tours in Versailles, France

Create Your Own Walk in Versailles

Create Your Own Walk in Versailles

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Versailles Garden Fountains Tour

Versailles Garden Fountains Tour

Besides its many wonderful plants and trees landscaped into amazing patterns, the gardens at the Royal Palace of Versailles have another key ingredient: water. The marvelous fountains and other fantastic water features here only serve to underline the magnificent beauty of the whole complex. Take our tour to see the best water features in the royal gardens.

Tour Duration: 4 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 10.1 Km or 6.3 Miles
Versailles Introduction Walking Tour

Versailles Introduction Walking Tour

Situated on the southwest outskirts of Paris, Versailles is a small city famed for housing the opulent residence of French royalty, the Palace of Versailles. The latter is, by far, Versailles' main attraction, complete with its Hall of Mirrors, Grand Apartments and the Royal Chapel, as well as the spacious formal gardens adorned with fountains and sculptures. Another major attraction is the...  view more

Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.8 Km or 2.4 Miles