André Le Notre is certainly the most famous French gardener. He was also a designer, architect, engineer, landscaper and urban planner. He worked for Louis XIV from 1645 to 1700 and designed the gardens of Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte, Chantilly and Fontainebleau, as well as the Tuileries in Paris.
The British invented them for the world, and they have been described as 'the lungs of the city - hi...
This short documentary profiles the idyllic landscapes of Parc Lafontaine. Set to an original song, ...
Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a leg...
Catchy mix of farce and documentary. Portrait of a Berlin theatre company made up entirely of the ho...
Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, h...
after mourning the passing of his late wife, Bill finds the courage to travel to New York City and r...
For over 100 years the Tudor dynasty ruled over England, and in that time they changed the face of t...
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned up...
Based on the latest technological and scientific advances, this documentary explores the palace's ar...
The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the...
Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled t...
Stéphane Bern tells the story of King Louis XVI, deposed by the revolution and guillotined on Januar...
As BBC Two premieres its lavish new drama set in the sumptuous surroundings of Versailles, Lucy Wors...
M2M's first original long-form documentary, Battle at Versailles, follows an event in 1973 at Palace...
To Olmsted, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. Olmsted’s efforts to prese...
The Glorious Story of Castles Carriers of myths and legends, castles strongly mark our imaginations,...
Created over 75 years and three generations, Les Quatre Vents stands as an enchanted place of beauty...
A building lost in the midst of a 5 000 hectare park, that's the equivalent of the surface of Paris,...