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Title: Are there other places with gardens like those at Versailles?
Question: The  Gardens of Versailles  are world famous, and  apparently  receive over 6 million visitors a year. They're stunning gardens to visit, but I can't help but think that some other European courts might have decided to build their own similar.  Are there any other similar parks elsewhere in Europe that can be visited? Ideally ones still in / restored to the Versailles style?

Answers:
sents: text: On the Italian side there is: Reggia di Caserta Villa Boboli Villa Lante Giardino Giusti Isola Bella Villa d'Este
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/2523/Geeo
score: 17
sents: text: Yes, there is!
text: 750km North-East of Paris is the delightful city of Hanover (Hannover), which has the Great Gardens at Herrenhausen Gardens
text: (Großen Garten of Herrenhäuser Gärten)
text: This was largely laid out in the late 17th century, and one of the leading gardeners from Versailles was commissioned to help lay it out, so the styles of the two are very similar!
text: It's a bit easier to get to than Versailles
text: is from Paris
text: - it's about 10 minutes on the tram from the city centre, or you can walk down the tree lined avenue from the city centre through Georgengarten (park).
text: Sadly I didn't have a good camera with me, but here's a cc photo from dierkschaefer from Flickr that shows what it's like: And another, this one from grebein which shows more of the fountains in full display: Wikipedia also has an aerial shot, which gives more of an idea of the scope + layout
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/26/Gagravarr
score: 10
sents: text: Vienna and its surrounding has several gardens: Volksgarten Wien: Palace Schönbrunn Augarten Wien
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/3778/uncovery
score: 10
sents: text: There are quite a few in the UK as well, with Blenheim Palace being probably the most famous (but by any chance not the only one).
text: The gardens look like this:
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/44/Grzenio
score: 8
sents: text: Peterhof just outside St-Petersburg is really amazing.
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/7150/dorien
score: 8
sents: text: I can add 2 more beautiful gardens in Germany: Sanssouci near Berlin Schwetzingen Schlossgarten near Heidelberg
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/2560/Dirty-flow
score: 7
sents: text: Although the style is a bit different than the gardens in Versailles, the Hellbrunn Palace
text: (Schloss Hellbrunn)
text: outside Salzburg makes for an impressive visit nevertheless.
text: Aerial shot Part of the fountain
text: The gardens and fountains make for a pleasant visit, but the real joy is that the grounds were rigged to play practical jokes on visitors by the archbishop who commissioned the palace's construction, so the stone seats throughout the garden contain fountains that spray visitors (they still operate) and water-operated musical theatre is designed to soak the audience.
text: In short, the grounds are beautiful, and it makes for a good history lesson when you learn what the slightly immature prince-archbishop of Salzburg did in his free time.
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/6207/John Bensin
score: 7
sents: text: In Portugal, just outside of Lisbon, there is the Queluz National Palace which is famous for its gardens and is often referred to as the Portuguese Versailles.
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/11/user27478
score: 5
sents: text: I've long thought of the Tivoli Gardens of Copenhagen, Denmark as being somewhat similar to Versailles.
text: It has the "fountains and flowers" generally associated with Versailles.
text: But Tivoli was created as an amusement park with the intent of having the OPPOSITE effect of Versailles.
text: That is, King Christian VIII created it for the "people" to defuse the possibility of revolution, while Louis XIV created Versailles for himself and other "royals" and aristocrats, thereby increasing the probability of the French Revolution.
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/788/Tom Au
score: 3
sents: text: You can see a list of French formal garden ( jardins à la francaise ) at the end of the wikipedia article on the topic .
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/6893/Étienne
score: 3
sents: text: and don't forget Paleis
text: het Loo in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands (wiki page includes a link to a list of baroque style homes and palaces) for further inspiration)
text: While a lot smaller, they're rather charming.
text: An active residence, only part of the palace and its gardens is open to the public.
answer_details: author: travel.stackexchange.com/users/1438/jwenting
score: 2

Summary of the answers:
Italian examples include Reggia di Caserta, Villa Boboli, Villa Lante, Giardino Giusti, Isola Bella and Villa d'Este. Vienna and its surrounding has several gardens: Volksgarten Wien, Palace Schönbrunn, Augarten Wien. Gardens in Germany include Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Sanssouci near Berlin and Schwetzingen Schlossgarten near Heidelberg. Blenheim Palace is probably the most famous in the UK, but far from the only one. Peterhof just outside St-Petersburg is really amazing, and the gardens of the Queluz National Palace just outside Lisbon in Portugal and the Tivoli Gardens of Copenhagen, Denmark, can be compared with Versailles.
Beautiful gardens similar to Versailles can be found in many parts of Europe, including Italy, Germany, Austria, Denamark, the UK, Russia and Portugal.