Plaine de l'Orangerie, Lawn in the Domaine de Sceaux, Sceaux, France
The Plaine de l'Orangerie is a large, flat lawn within the Domaine de Sceaux, a historic park in the town of Sceaux, south of Paris. The open grass area is bordered by trees and sits close to the old estate buildings.
The grounds of the Domaine de Sceaux were laid out in the 17th century under Jean-Baptiste Colbert, then shaped by André Le Nôtre, the garden designer behind Versailles. The estate changed hands several times before becoming public property in the 19th century.
The lawn is free to access and easy to reach on foot from the surrounding park paths, with no gates or fences to navigate. Weekends draw more visitors, so a weekday morning is a good time to enjoy the space without crowds.
Near the lawn stands the orangerie, a 19th-century building that was once used to shelter citrus trees through the winter months. This connection to the old estate's gardening practices is what gives the Plaine de l'Orangerie its name.
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