The Orangery parterre consists of four grass sections and a circular pool. In summer, there are a thousand containers with orange trees, palm trees, oleander, pomegranate trees and Eugenia bushes.
The Latona Fountain illustrates the story of Latona, the mother of Apollo and Diana. Latona gave birth to the gods Apollo and Artemis. Zeus was the father of the twins and this invited the hatred of jealous Hera, Zeus’ consort. Hera forbade the mortals to give any hospitality to Latona and her children. Once thirsty, Latona reached Lycia (somewhere in modern day Turkey). She attempted to drink from a pond but the local inhabitants jumped into the pond and kicked the mud from the bottom so that Latona and her children could not drink the water. Enraged at their treatment, Latona cursed the Lycians to be transformed into frogs and other amphibians and to live in their pond forever.
The Flora Fountain with the Goddess of Flowers, Gardens and Spring
The fountain of Apollo shows the Greek sun god Apollo rising from the sea at sunrise. Apollo is accompanied by the Tritons seen with shells. Tritons had the ability to make the seas calm by blowing on their conch shells.
The Great Lawn
Gardens of the Trianons
The Side Banks of the Grand Canal
