{"id":741,"date":"2023-05-23T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T05:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saint-germain.us\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2023-06-09T11:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T09:41:47","slug":"17a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/index.php\/17a\/","title":{"rendered":"17a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The great Terrace of Le N\u00f4tre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The page presents :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\">A view of a meeting point at the beginning of the great Terrace<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Games area for children in the park<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Book map : D<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>You can add comments at the bottom of the page.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"190\" src=\"http:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--1024x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--1024x190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--768x142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--1536x284.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saint-germain.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grande-terrasse-tableau--2048x379.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The seine seen from the terrace<\/em> by albert martine (1931 &#8211; oil on canvas)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Painter, glassmaker, decorator, great friend of Maurice Denis, Albert Martine is a multifaceted artist. This painting, which was given to the museum by Claire Denis, his goddaughter, shows the Seine in flood, releasing its meanders which appropriate the banks and blur the topography. The reduced palette highlights the wide variety of shapes and volumes that fade into the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ducastel-Vera museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Subject<\/td><td>The great Terrace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Link<\/td><td>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/terrace-of-le-notre-saint-germain-en-laye\/\">Here<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Origin<\/td><td>French moments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Revision date<\/td><td>22\/05\/2023<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The great terrace of Le N\u00f4tre in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/saint-germain-en-laye\/\">Saint-Germain-en-Laye<\/a>&nbsp;overlooks the Seine River and the western suburbs of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/paris-ile-de-france\/\">Paris<\/a>. Laid out between 1668 and 1675 near the two castles (<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/castle-of-saint-germain-en-laye\/\">Ch\u00e2teau-Vieux<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/chateau-neuf-and-pavillon-henri-iv-saint-germain-en-laye\/\">Ch\u00e2teau-Neuf<\/a>), the monumental terrace is 30 metres wide and 2,400 metres long. It\u2019s one of my favourite walking sites for its breathtaking views and great perspective. Well done Le N\u00f4tre!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape compositions created by&nbsp;<strong>Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre<\/strong>&nbsp;take into account the potential optical effects. Indeed, the terrace shows why Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre was a master of perspective. The 2.4 km long terrace was designed with an offset perspective to look much longer than it really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first third of the terrace\u2019s length (between the Belvedere and the Royal half-moon) Le N\u00f4tre created a cunning slope while leaving the two other thirds flat. To the eye, the slope seems to be situated halfway, so that once you are on the flat part of the terrace the walker thinks he has reached halfway while he has actually only covered one-third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Belvedere an&nbsp;<strong>orientation table<\/strong>&nbsp;shows the main landmarks seen from the terrace: the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/quais-de-la-seine-paris\/\">River Seine<\/a>, the green stretch of Le V\u00e9sinet, the business centre of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/la-defense-paris\/\">La D\u00e9fense<\/a>, Mont-Val\u00e9rien, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/tour-montparnasse\/\">Montparnasse Tower<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/eiffel-tower-paris\/\">Eiffel Tower<\/a>. On a clear day, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/sacre-coeur-basilica-paris\/\">Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur basilica<\/a>&nbsp;on the hill of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/frenchmoments.eu\/montmartre-paris\/\">Montmartre<\/a>&nbsp;can be seen in the distance behind La D\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>COMMENTS :<a href=\"http:\/\/saint-germain.us\/index.php\/page-d-exemple\/\"> HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The great Terrace of Le N\u00f4tre The page presents : A view of a meeting point at the beginning of the great Terrace Games area for children in the park Book map : D You can add comments at the bottom of the page. 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