The U-shaped lower garden is defined by
raised walkways on three sides, opening
to an oak-lined cross-avenue. The garden
contains intricate parterres de broderie;
27 sculptures mark the intersections
of the pathways. The interior decoration
of the palace echoes the elaborate
arabesque patterns in the King’s and
Queen’s Gardens located on either side of
the palace, below the royal apartments.
Rectangular planting bands around the
parterre displayed new plant species
between clipped evergreens.