According to professor tilson's lecture on baroque architecture, in the french baroque, the became a work of art equal to and sometimes surpassing the architecture.

garden

Gardens became a work of art in France equal to, sometimes surpassing the architecture and they became associated with the autocratic government.

Baroque gardens then were for a show to glorify the owner.

The distinct features of baroque gardens were: a centrally positioned building on a huge tract of land with broad avenues radiating out, so many fountains, basins and canals.