Gardens Of Illusion

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Gardens of Illusion 01 THURSDAY MAY 11, 2000 Tonight on Ideas...Part One of Gardens of Illusion. Philip Coulter profiles the man who designed the gardens of Versailles and Fontainebleau, and the man who designed Central Park, Mount Royal, and other important public parks in North America. What do their designs say about two very different worlds? That's Gardens of Illusion, tonight on Ideas at 9:05 (9:35 NT) on CBC Radio One. (CONCLUDES TOMORROW) 02 FRIDAY MAY 12, 2000 Tonight on Ideas...the conclusion of Gardens of Illusion. Philip Coulter profiles the man who designed the gardens of Versailles and Fontainebleau, and the man who designed Central Park, Mount Royal, and other important public parks in North America. What do their designs say about two very different worlds? That's tonight on Ideas at 9:05 (9:35 NT) on CBC Radio One André Le Nôtre In 1661 Louis XIV entrusted André Le Nôtre with the creation and renovation of the gardens of Versailles, which he considered just as important as the Palace. Work on the gardens was started at the same time as the work on the palace and lasted for 40 or so years. Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He was the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his senior partner Calvert Vaux. CBC RADIO - IDEAS

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