Le Nôtre

British  

/ lə notrə /

noun

1. André (ɑ̃dre). 1613–1700, French landscape gardener, who created the gardens at Versailles for Louis XIV

---

Example Sentences

Speaking of progress: The decision by Hedi Slimane of Celine to eschew the black box venues he constructed for his live shows for the sunshine and open air of the André Le Nôtre gardens at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte for his digital shows has been something of a revelation.

From New York Times

André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV the Sun King’s gardener first designed the wide promenade lined with a double row of elm trees on each side, called the Grand Cours.

From The Guardian

Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux and André Le Nôtre are names nearly as well known as their famous landscapes — Central Park for Olmsted and Vaux, and Versailles for Le Nôtre, the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France.

From New York Times

If Le Nôtre’s creation spoke of unlimited royal power, those of his English counterpart, “Capability” Brown, warned of its limits, and the dangers of overreach.

From Slate

For more than 40 years, beginning in 1661, Le Nôtre labored to create at Versailles the grandest and most imposing royal garden the world had ever seen.

From Slate