The gardens combine Italian inspiration and the classic French garden style. The terrace has fountains fed by four springs; the garden is ornamented with statues of Hercules, David, two gladiators, and eight tritons, and has a grand canal, a grotto, and a mill.
Historyedit
The land where the gardens are located has belonged to the Albertas family since 1673. The gardens were originally created in 1751 by Jean-Baptiste Albertas, the first president of the cour des comptes of the town of Aix-en-Provence. In 1790, on July 14, the first anniversary of the French Revolution, he was assassinated by Anicet Martel from Auriol. His son was made a Pair of France by King Louis XVIII, and became Prefet of the Bouches-du-Rhône.
The gardens fell into disrepair in the first half of the 20th century, and were restored beginning in 1949 by Jean d'Albertas.
jardins, albertas, private, 18th, century, gardens, française, town, bouc, bouches, rhône, department, france, they, classified, french, ministry, culture, remarkable, gardens, france, contents, description, history, also, external, linksdescription, editthe, . The Jardins d Albertas are private 18th century gardens a la francaise in the town of Bouc Bel Air in the Bouches du Rhone department of France They are classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 External linksDescription editThe gardens combine Italian inspiration and the classic French garden style The terrace has fountains fed by four springs the garden is ornamented with statues of Hercules David two gladiators and eight tritons and has a grand canal a grotto and a mill History editThe land where the gardens are located has belonged to the Albertas family since 1673 The gardens were originally created in 1751 by Jean Baptiste Albertas the first president of the cour des comptes of the town of Aix en Provence In 1790 on July 14 the first anniversary of the French Revolution he was assassinated by Anicet Martel from Auriol His son was made a Pair of France by King Louis XVIII and became Prefet of the Bouches du Rhone The gardens fell into disrepair in the first half of the 20th century and were restored beginning in 1949 by Jean d Albertas See also editGardens of Provence Alpes Cote d AzurExternal links editpage on the site of the French Committee of Parks and Gardens with photos Official site of the gardens43 27 12 N 5 24 21 E 43 4534 N 5 4059 E 43 4534 5 4059 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jardins d 27Albertas amp oldid 1164277038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
