Arrival Day!

Today I made my way North-East of Melun to Maincy, France in the department of Seine-et-Maine where the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte sits up on a slight hill surrounded by its own beautiful garden. The house, I am told, was designed by architect Louis Le Vau with assistance from Charles le Brun as the painter-decorator and Andre le Notre as the landscape architect. The Chateau and the encompassing garden were built between the dates of 1656-1661.

Richardson, Tim. "The Palace of the Sun: Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Seine Et Marne Sear of Le Comte De Vogüé - some 350 Years Ago, Louis XIV Paid a Legendary Visit to One of the Outstanding Creations of the French Baroque. Tim Richardson Marvels at the Novelty and Sophistication He Saw." Country life 205.24 (2011): 80-7. ProQuest. Print. 21 Sep. 2014.

Pérouse, de Montclos. "Les Jardins De Vaux-Le-Vicomte Sont-Ils De Le Nostre?" Connaissance des arts.538 (1997): 48-55.ProQuest. Print. 21 Sep. 2014.