The Water Theater grove was designed by landscaper Louis Benech and artist Jean-Michel Othoniel and was inaugurated in 2015.

The Musical Fountains Show

As you stroll through the palace gardens, listen to a fairy tale performance and watch the fountains come alive at various locations.

The Dragon fountain represents an episode from the legend of Apollo, in which the serpent Python was killed by an arrow shot by the young Apollo. – © Thomas Garnier

This fountain depicts the giant Enceladus half-buried under a pile of rocks, struggling to survive, and captured his suffering by having a powerful water jet spring from his mouth like a cry. – © Thomas Garnier

This fountain illustrates the story of Latona, the mother of Apollo and Diana, protecting her children from the insults of the peasants of Lycia and pleading with Jupiter to avenge her. – © Thomas Garnier

The Dragon fountain represents an episode from the legend of Apollo, in which the serpent Python was killed by an arrow shot by the young Apollo. – © Thomas Garnier

The gardens at the Palace of Versailles are not just about what you can see – but also what you can hear. At the Musical Fountains Show, you can discover and enjoy the extraordinary beauty of the water features, synchronised to the tune of period music.

Apollo’s fountain features the god bursting from water in anticipation of his daily flight above the earth. – © Thomas Garnier

For 350 years the fountains have provided entertainment to guests of the palace and it’s no different today. The talent of the 17th century fountain engineers (and of their successors) has always made the Musical Fountains Show an unforgettable and fairy tale experience. The fountains play with multiple special effects, making marble and metal gods, humans, and animals seem to come to life for a few moments.

When the fountains are playing, a ballet comes alive to enchant each and all. Your royal stroll will unfold to the tunes of the greatest baroque composers from Lully to Charpentier or Rameau.

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