Machine De Marly

Machine De Marly

To supply water to the parks of the Palace of Versailles, Louis XIV ordered construction of the Marly Machine to pump water from the Seine River located 10 km from the castle, with a drop of 150 meters. This machine, which was considered one of the most complex of its time, worked for 133 years.

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