Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Ha-ha at Queen's village, Versailles

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Ha-ha Queen's village Versailles
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Often a Renaissance palace had deer or other picturesque animals in front of the palace. But a problem arises: how to keep these picturesque animals in front of the palace, and how to keep peasant cows and pigs, etc. from wandering to the front of the palace. A simple solution to this problem is to use a fence. However, fences are themselves not that beautiful. Instead, a "ha-ha" may be used. A "ha-ha" may be thought of as an inverted fence: instead of projecting above the ground, the "ha-ha" projects below the ground (and out of sight).

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