Machine de Marly
Máquina de Marly
- Date
- 1684 · confidence high
- Place
- Bougival, Yvelines, France
- Credited to
- Rennequin Sualem
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Monumental hydraulic system that pumped water from the Seine using fourteen large waterwheels and over 250 pumps to supply the fountains of the Palace of Versailles; built by Rennequin Sualem.
What it led to
- Large-scale hydraulic engineering in Europe
- Water supply for monumental gardens and fountains
- Development of multi-stage pumping systems