Les anecdotes inoubliables des jardins de Versailles ! | Documentaire | France TV

Find our latest episodes at https://www.france.tv/france-3/des-ra... Full episode "Des Racines et Des Ailes: Versailles, the Challenges of the Sun King" airs Wednesdays on France 3 and france.tv How do you raise water from the Seine to Versailles? To meet the demands of Louis XIV, engineers and architects conceived the spectacular Machine de Marly, one of the greatest technical feats of the 17th century. This excerpt also explores the genius of Le Nôtre's gardens, the optical illusions of the park, and the astonishing flotilla that sailed on the Grand Canal. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/Youtube-DRDA and follow us on social media: Facebook:   / des.racines.et.des.ailes   Instagram:   / desracinesetdesailes