In 1661, Louis XIV decided to enlarge it further, without destroying the original. He commissioned Louis Le Vau and Charles le Brun as his architect and designer, and assigned André Le Nôtre to create a grand formal garden that could be viewed from the Chateau, on the model of Vaux-le-Vicomte. When Le Vau died in 1670, the project was given to his assistant François d'Orbay, who completed the initial phase in 1674.
In 1661, Louis XIV decided to enlarge the existing gardens at Versailles, without destroying their original design. He hired renowned architects and designers, including Louis Le Vau and Charles le Brun, to oversee the project.  André Le Nôtre was tasked with creating a grand formal garden that could be viewed from the Chateau, inspired by the model of Vaux-le-Vicomte. After Le Vau's death in 1670, his assistant François d'Orbay completed the initial phase of the expansion in 1674.