Orangery
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An orangery or orangerie is a room or dedicated building, historically where orange and other non-hardy fruit trees are protected during the winter, as a large form of greenhouse or conservatory. In t
Glazed roof at Fota House orangery, Fota Island, Ireland
The Orangerieschloss built by Frederick William IV of Prussia in Potsdam, Germany in the mid-19th century
The orangerie of the Royal Castle of Laeken, Belgium (ca.1820), is the oldest part of the monumental Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.
Versailles Orangerie built between 1684 and 1686
Versailles Orangerie
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The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1684 and 1686, before work on the Château de Versailles had even begun. The Orangerie, which replaced Louis Le Vau's earlier design
Orangery
…times. The 1617 Orangerie (now Musée de l'Orangerie) at the Palace of the Louvre inspired imitations that culminated in Europe's largest orangery, the Versailles Orangerie. Designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Louis XIV's 3,000 orange trees at Versailles, its dimensions of 508 by 42 feet (155 by 13 m) were not eclipsed…
Versailles Orangerie
Parc de Versailles, with the orange trees in boxes
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Equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Bernini)