Bosquet des Dômes, Garden grove in Versailles, France

The Bosquet des Dômes is a round grove in the gardens of Versailles, between the Bassin d'Apollon and the Bassin de Flore. Its centre holds a pool with a fountain whose basin is made of white marble, and eight statues stand around the grove's edge.

André Le Nôtre designed this grove in 1675, with a statue of the goddess Fame originally spouting water from a trumpet as its centerpiece. Jules Hardouin-Mansart added two white marble domes in 1677 that gave the grove its name, though they were removed in 1820.

The grove's successive names record its uses: it was the Bosquet de la Renommée after the Fame statue, then the Bosquet des Bains d'Apollon from 1684 to 1704, when the Chevaux du Soleil and Apollon servi par les Nymphes groups from the grotte de Téthys stood here. Eight statues line its circular edge.

The grove lies between the Bassin d'Apollon and the Bassin de Flore, bounded east by the Allée du Printemps and south by the Tapis Vert. It is not on the route recommended on visitor maps during the Grandes Eaux Musicales, so it stays quieter than its neighbours, the Encelade and the Colonnade. Marble upkeep and resealing of the water curtain along the handrail have been carried out, and a restoration study is under consideration.

The domes that gave this location its name were removed as early as 1820, leaving only the foundational structure visible today. Few visitors realize that the feature in the name no longer physically exists at the site.