▁bou les ▁d ' or " ▁( with ▁gold ▁spher es ), ▁gro tto es ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁pieces ▁of ▁gold ▁leaf ▁or ▁pre cious ▁and ▁semi - pre cious ▁stones , ▁and ▁above ▁all ▁a ▁p eb ble - p aved ▁road ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁park ▁such ▁a ▁great ▁c ach et . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁took ▁ten ▁years ▁and ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 0 ▁workers , ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁large ▁majority ▁were ▁special ist ▁craft s men . ▁ ▁Robert ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁landscape ▁of ▁open ▁me adow ▁and ▁bel ts ▁of ▁trees ▁contained ▁within ▁a ▁wide ▁bow l , ▁which ▁became ▁d otted ▁with ▁eye - catch ing ▁features ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁ ▁Ch ate a ub ri and ▁called ▁the ▁result ▁an ▁o asis . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁return ▁to ▁nature ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁to ▁the ▁ill usion ▁of ▁nature ▁( the ▁ru ined ▁bridge , ▁and ▁the ▁facts ▁that ▁the ▁trees ▁were ▁all ▁plant ed ▁in ▁positions ▁intended ▁to ▁surprise ▁the ▁visitor ▁and ▁the ▁c aves ▁were ▁all ▁man - made ), ▁the ▁park ' s ▁style ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁Rom antic , ▁though ▁it ▁also ▁contains ▁elements ▁of ▁" ang lo - ch inois " ▁( the ▁bel v éd ère ). ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁French ▁landscape ▁garden ▁Land s cape ▁design ▁history ▁of ▁France ▁Rem ark able ▁Gard ens ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁B él anger ▁ ▁M éré ville , ▁historique , ▁plan ... ▁ ▁Bibli