The castle of Vaux-le-Viconte is the work of the financial Nicolas Fouquet and of the architect Louis Vau. By building the castle, into 1656, Vau carries out the masterpiece of the first style Louis XIV announcing the primordial worry of the greatness. Le Nôtre, in the gardens, know order the perspectives. The terraces, vases, cut boxtrees and the water mirrors take part in the composition.