Parc de Sceaux: history and sights
Served by: RER B.
Did you know?
Named after the Parc de Sceaux, a formal French garden designed by André Le Nôtre for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister, in the 1670s.
Anecdote
The estate's present château dates from the 19th century: it replaced Colbert's and now houses a departmental museum.
Around Parc de Sceaux
- Parc de Sceaux, 550 m away — A 181-hectare French formal garden designed by André Le Nôtre, a remnant of Colbert's estate.
- Château de Sceaux – musée du Domaine départemental, 400 m away — A château rebuilt in 1856-1858 for the duc de Trévise, now home to the Domaine de Sceaux museum.
- Pavillon de l'Aurore, 350 m away — A pavilion from Colbert's estate, spared when his château was demolished in 1798.