History of the Palace of Versailles only with the interior decoration of the new additions of the palace, but also collaborated with Le Nôtre's in landscaping the palace gardens. As symbol of France's new prominence as a European super-power, Louis XIV officially installed his court at Versailles in May 1682. Soon after the crushing defeat of the War of the League of Augsburg (1688–1697) and owing possibly to the pious influence of Madame de Maintenon, Louis XIV undertook his last building campaign at Versailles. The fourth building campaign (1699–1710) concentrated almost exclusively on construction of the royal chapel designed by Hardouin-Mansart and finished by Robert de
Recollects Convent (Versailles) engineers left there for World War I. In 1985, the front portal of the basilica was repaired, keeping the original sculptures. In 2001, the area behind the building became a public park "le Jardin des Récollets" (Recollects park) inaugurated by Etienne Pinte, deputy-mayor of Versailles. In 2013, the park was redesigned by Nicola Gilsoul, architect and landscape architect, for the project of the city "la Cour des Senteurs". Since then, it has also been called "Jardin des Senteurs" (Scent Park). Recollects Convent (Versailles) The Recollects Convent was built originally in 1684 at the Palace of Versailles, France by order of