For #PalacesAndGardens #AllAglow: Chandelier at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. It was the direct model for Versailles. The Château is gorgeous, with a fraction of the crowds. (2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
For #PalacesAndGardens #AllAglow: Chandelier at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. It was the direct model for Versailles. The Château is gorgeous, with a fraction of the crowds. (2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & through Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & through Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
For #PalacesAndGardens #SecretSpaces #Ghosts&Phantoms. A pic from the gardens of Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (2018). This lead to the old gardens, which had grown wild and were closed to the public. God I wanted to go in. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #EastCoastKin
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
For #PalacesAndGardens #SecretSpaces #Ghosts&Phantoms. A pic from the gardens of Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (2018). This lead to the old gardens, which had grown wild and were closed to the public. God I wanted to go in. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #EastCoastKin
Also for #PalacesAndGardens #ThroughTheFrame. A misty morning at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris, looking out onto the gardens (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #chateau #château #history #EastCoastKin
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Also for #PalacesAndGardens #ThroughTheFrame. A misty morning at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris, looking out onto the gardens (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #chateau #château #history #EastCoastKin
⚜️ Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 🇫🇷
Located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France.
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV ⚜️
Located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of Île-de-France.
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV ⚜️
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
For #PalacesAndGardens #WeatherAndMood, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte looming out of the morning gloom (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #chateau #château #history
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For #PalacesAndGardens #WeatherAndMood, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte looming out of the morning gloom (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #chateau #château #history
For #PalacesandGardens theme #gates. Not the formal entry gate, but the rear gate into the gardens at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
For #PalacesandGardens theme #gates. Not the formal entry gate, but the rear gate into the gardens at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
Another for the #PalacesandGardens theme #Seating. ... a special kind of "seating." 😉 From the 17th cent. Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Another for the #PalacesandGardens theme #Seating. ... a special kind of "seating." 😉 From the 17th cent. Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris (2018). #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
For #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Shiny. One of the chandeliers at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside Paris (2018). Louis XIV was furiously jealous of it, so he arrested its design team and forced them to build him something better: Versailles. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
August 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Shiny. One of the chandeliers at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside Paris (2018). Louis XIV was furiously jealous of it, so he arrested its design team and forced them to build him something better: Versailles. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
"Unashamed and audacious luxury."
🪙 #OTD in #History 17 August 1661, the flamboyant French Superintendent of Finances #NicolasFouquet held the party of all parties to open his new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. A total of 6,000 guests gorged themselves at the lavish celebration [1]
🪙 #OTD in #History 17 August 1661, the flamboyant French Superintendent of Finances #NicolasFouquet held the party of all parties to open his new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. A total of 6,000 guests gorged themselves at the lavish celebration [1]
August 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Unashamed and audacious luxury."
🪙 #OTD in #History 17 August 1661, the flamboyant French Superintendent of Finances #NicolasFouquet held the party of all parties to open his new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. A total of 6,000 guests gorged themselves at the lavish celebration [1]
🪙 #OTD in #History 17 August 1661, the flamboyant French Superintendent of Finances #NicolasFouquet held the party of all parties to open his new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. A total of 6,000 guests gorged themselves at the lavish celebration [1]
Also for the #PalacesandGardens #Statues theme. The gardens of Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside Paris, still shrouded in morning mist (2018). The house and gardens were the direct inspiration for Versailles. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
August 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Also for the #PalacesandGardens #Statues theme. The gardens of Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside Paris, still shrouded in morning mist (2018). The house and gardens were the direct inspiration for Versailles. #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Chandelier at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. It was the direct model for Versailles. The Château is gorgeous, with a fraction of the crowds. (2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
April 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Chandelier at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. It was the direct model for Versailles. The Château is gorgeous, with a fraction of the crowds. (2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. Louis XIV was so infuriated when touring its grand opening that he imprisoned the owner, then rounded up the design team and demanded they build something better--Versailles. (Pics from 2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
March 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte outside of Paris. Louis XIV was so infuriated when touring its grand opening that he imprisoned the owner, then rounded up the design team and demanded they build something better--Versailles. (Pics from 2018) #france #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #photography
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & threw Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & threw Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
#NicolasFouquet invited #LouisXIV to dinner at #VauxLeVicomte #OnThisDay in 1661 provoking the fall of France's surintendant des finances; the Marquis de Belle-Isle was thrown into prison & his architect, landscaper & interior designer were taken to Versailles...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le...
August 17, 2024 at 7:34 PM
#NicolasFouquet invited #LouisXIV to dinner at #VauxLeVicomte #OnThisDay in 1661 provoking the fall of France's surintendant des finances; the Marquis de Belle-Isle was thrown into prison & his architect, landscaper & interior designer were taken to Versailles...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le...
Maybe the answer to : « Why Versailles ? »
Chamber of Justice to condemn Nicolas Fouquet. Paris. Courthouse of Paris. 1661.
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte.
#nicolasfouquet #history #vauxlevicomte #france
Chamber of Justice to condemn Nicolas Fouquet. Paris. Courthouse of Paris. 1661.
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte.
#nicolasfouquet #history #vauxlevicomte #france
February 23, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Maybe the answer to : « Why Versailles ? »
Chamber of Justice to condemn Nicolas Fouquet. Paris. Courthouse of Paris. 1661.
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte.
#nicolasfouquet #history #vauxlevicomte #france
Chamber of Justice to condemn Nicolas Fouquet. Paris. Courthouse of Paris. 1661.
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte.
#nicolasfouquet #history #vauxlevicomte #france
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & through Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
February 7, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Cardinal Mazarin appointed #NicolasFouquet France's surintendant des finances #OnThisDay in 1653 but his building of #VauxLeVicomte enraged #LouisXIV, who seized the #château & through Fouquet into prison for lèse-majesté in 1661 & he died still imprisoned in 1680:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
Louis XIV’s nightmare ?
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte in France.
#louisxiv #france #nightmare #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #picture #photo #photography #photocollage #history
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte in France.
#louisxiv #france #nightmare #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #picture #photo #photography #photocollage #history
January 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Louis XIV’s nightmare ?
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte in France.
#louisxiv #france #nightmare #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #picture #photo #photography #photocollage #history
Picture taken at the castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte in France.
#louisxiv #france #nightmare #castle #nicolasfouquet #vauxlevicomte #picture #photo #photography #photocollage #history