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RENAISSANCE OF THE GARDENS OF VERSAILLES.(restoration after 1999 storms)

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| July 01, 2001 | COVINGTON, RICHARD | COPYRIGHT 2001 Smithsonian Institution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AFTER VIOLENT STORMS DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF TREES IN 1999, FEARS OF DISASTER EASED WHEN THE CLEANUP REVEALED PANORAMAS UNSEEN FOR CENTURIES, FITTING NEATLY INTO A 25-YEAR RESTORATION PLAN

Under leaden skies, laurent choffe is rallying his troops. Choffe's team of gardeners, landscape architects and metalworkers are racing to put the finishing touches on the restored Bosquet du Dauphin, one of the oldest groves at Versailles. Sunk in mud up to their calves, a pair of sweating workers struggle to maneuver a heavy section of pipe to fit it into the fountain. After watching them slip, slide, heave and get nowhere, Choffe suggests they take a break. As a light rain ...

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