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    October 31, 2022

    The Latona basin results from the desire of Louis XIV to create, in the center of his Garden, a fountain which recounts the childhood of Apollo, the sun god he chose as his emblem. To create this fountain, Louis XIV transformed a pool dug by Louis XIII by gradually installing water features and decorations sculpted by the Marsy brothers. The Latona basin went through several states before adopting its current form. In 1667, it was the Toad Fountain. From 1668 to 1670, a first Latona basin appeared; Latona is then at the same level as the other figures and turned towards the Castle. From 1687 to 1689, Jules Hardouin-Mansart created the current pool, by making Latona turn around and hoisting her to the top of a marble pyramid.
    latone.chateauversailles.fr/page/le-bassin-de-latone/histoire-du-bassin

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      April 12, 2021

      From here you have a wide view over the Bassin de Latone into the park, which seems to extend to the horizon.

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        November 1, 2021

        Water basin directly next to the castle with a view over the large gardens down to the Grand Basin

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