Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, the castle that inspired the construction of Versailles

The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is an architectural gem by Louis Le Vau and its gardens.The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is the creation of three artists brought together by Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's superintendent of finances: the gardener André Le Nôtre, the architect Louis Le Vau, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun. Born from the fraternal genius of these three men, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a model whose majesty and balance would inspire the Palace of Versailles and all of Europe for centuries to come.