Vincent Scully | French Gardens and Fortifications (Modern Architecture Course) 

Right please!

what year were these lectures given?

And this is a classical example of how some men of a certain generation became university professors - without even speaking proper French or Latin. His ideas and comments on the work of the kings are almost funny from a modern day perspective. No professor would actually admire kings or their gardens in 2021 - leave alone forget to speak about kings as what they were - terribly tyrants! Classic gardens are an expression of absolutist power. How could this be beautiful? It's just a boring domination over nature and people. How many people died there during the construction work? How would sb dare nowadays to not comment on the racist statues of black people in the park? How could you forget about the importance of the French Revolution? .. This lecture really misses everything.