Bourges Archbishop's Garden, Bourges
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Bourges Cathedral and Museums
6 attractions · 7h 34min · transit route
Tickets ~€18.5
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About Bourges Archbishop's Garden
This 3-hectare public garden sits behind Bourges Cathedral, on the grounds of the former Archbishop's Palace (now City Hall). The space combines a formal French parterre section with geometric flower beds and trimmed hedges, and a more relaxed English-style area with mature trees radiating around a central basin. Originally part of the medieval city ramparts, the site was transformed in the late 17th century when the Archbishop filled in the northern moats with royal permission from Louis XIV.
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Despite popular claims, the garden was not designed by André Le Nôtre, the legendary creator of the Versailles gardens. Le Nôtre died in 1700, nearly three decades before the garden was actually laid out in 1729-1731. He was consulted about the authorization for the enclosure wall in 1681, but the actual design was executed by gardener Coudreau in Le Nôtre's stylistic tradition.
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Bourges Cathedral and Museums
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Nearby Attractions
Bourges Cathedral
Lallemant Mansion — Museum of Decorative Arts
Bourges Cathedral
Lallemant Mansion — Museum of Decorative Arts