Elie Lainé (1829–1911) was a French landscape architect, chiefly remembered for the restoration of the gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte, the layout of the grounds at Waddesdon Manor and the creation of numerous parks and gardens for King Leopold II of Belgium.
Avenue du Château d'Armainvilliers
Part of the gardens at Waddesdon Manor
The restored gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte
Royal Castle of Ciergnon in the Ardennes
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France.
View from the rond d'eau of the garden
Fouquet
Colbert
Rhythmic massing of the entrance front