Vaux-le-Vicomte

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Vaux-le-Vicomte is a magnificent baroque château located near Melun in the Seine-et-Marne department, approximately 55 kilometers southeast of Paris, France. Constructed between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, the superintendent of finances for Louis XIV, the château is a masterpiece of 17th-century French architecture and landscape design. It was designed by the renowned architect Louis Le Vau, with interiors by the painter Charles Le Brun and gardens by the landscape architect André Le Nôtre. The harmonious integration of architecture and landscape at Vaux-le-Vicomte set a new standard for grand estate design and directly inspired the construction of the Palace of Versailles.

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