André Le Nôtre, Bronze statue in Tuileries Garden, France
The bronze bust of André Le Nôtre, made by sculptor Antoine Coysevox, stands in the Tuileries garden in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It measures about 80 centimeters high and 60 centimeters wide and shows the landscape architect who designed the formal gardens of Versailles.
The monument was created in 1913 by sculptor Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard to honor a master of garden design from the 17th century. Le Nôtre shaped French landscape architecture and set standards for symmetrical garden design across Europe.
The bust honors André Le Nôtre, whose name is tied to the Tuileries, where he was born in 1613 and later worked as gardener to the king. The surrounding garden follows the axial layout he codified at Versailles, with a central path aligned on the Louvre.
The bust stands in the Tuileries Garden, in the 1st arrondissement, near the Terrasse des Feuillants. Enter from the Rue de Rivoli side or through the Carrousel garden; the paths are gravel and level, and benches line the terrace. The garden is open daily, with gates closing in the evening.
The bust is a 1913 work by Adrien-Aurélien Hébrard, not the 17th-century sculptor Antoine Coysevox, though Coysevox's name is linked to the monument. It honours Le Nôtre, whose designs for Versailles set the pattern for formal gardens across Europe.
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