Grand Parterre, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Ile de France, France

The Grand Parterre, the largest formal garden in Europe, created 1660-64 by Andre Le Notre and Louis Le Vau for King Louis XIV, with the Chateau de Fontainebleau behind, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Chateau Royal de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France