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Photographer’s Note

The City Hall garden (or gardens of the Archibishop's palace)lie at the foot of the cathedral of Bourges and are composed of 2 distinct parts :
- the first, prolonging the former Archbishop's Palace, is a formal geometrical garden, with flowers, neatly trimmed trees, immaculate lawns ..
- the second, which is densely planted with trees radiating from the pond.

A brief history : the famous gardener Le Nôtre was consulted for this project in 1681 but the first drafts were, apparently, not his work.

Of particular note : the bandstand (1910) and the 4 monumental bronze vases representing the 4 seasons.
(ref : site de la ville)

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  • Copyright: Jean Jacques Cordier (jjcordier) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3879 W: 236 N: 4905] (24606)
  • Genre: Places
  • Medium: Color
  • Date Taken: 2008-07-30
  • Categories: Architecture
  • Exposure: f/13.0, 1/100 seconds
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  • Photo Version: Original Version
  • Date Submitted: 2008-08-22 21:45
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