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was pulled down after seven 

 years and the present Tria- 

 non de Marbre was built from 

 Mansart's design in its place. 

 The Trianon de Porcelaine, 

 says a contemporary writer, 

 " was regarded at first by 

 every one as a work of magic, 

 for it was begun only at the 

 end of the winter and was 

 finished by the spring, as 

 though it had sprung from the 



IRLILLAGI:; OBELIiKc Ai IHr. 



ENTRANCE TO l'ILE d'aMOUR, 



CHANTILLY. 



earth with the flowers of the 

 gardens that came into being 

 with it." The garden of the 

 first Trianon was designed 

 by Michel Le Bouteux, 

 who was given carte blanche 

 to do as hepleased, the only 

 stipulation being that there 

 should be an abundance of 

 flowers, for which a greater 

 craving now became appar- 

 ent, owing to the improve- 

 ments made by the Dutch 

 in their cultivation. Col- 

 bert, who was now in charge 

 of all the royal palaces, 

 wrote to his agent at Mar- 

 seilles : " You know that for 

 the ornamentation of the 

 royal gardens we must have a 

 large quantity of flowers. As 



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AN ELABORATE EXAMPLE OF TREILLAGE- 

 d'aMOUR AT CHANTILLY. 



-THE TEMPLE 



