# Aerial view

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ARCHITECT, French](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King due to his emblem of Apollo, built the luxurious château along an east-west axis to follow the rising sun.

## Related artworks

- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r10e6085fe276f0>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r1cabc759162bb5>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r29d8208cdccbf3>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r886d27d46eccbc>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-ra5d0857237aab5>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rbaa78b801abf1f>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rdd9be552e268bd>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rf23b3fe8538c15>)
- [Bird&#39;s eye view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/birds-eye-view-re9a230b45dbd4a>)
- [Burial lantern](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/burial-lantern-r4c2fe7252367e2>)
- [Castle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/castle-r263e8b7dd8ff25>)
- [Castle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/castle-r63b48dd9d20317>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)