Stairs in the baroque garden of the city of Castelo Branco, PORTUGAL
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Het Loo Palace Gardens in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
William III had Het Loo Palace built on the Crown Domain Het Loo as far back as 1685. Like the other European monarchs, he wished to impress his visitors and show them how rich and distinguished he was. William and his wife, the English princess Mary Stuart, were lovers of architecture and landscape design. So when they ascended the English throne in 1689, they had splendid gardens with pavilions built that were worthy of their new status.
The private "Great Garden" is situated behind the house. This Dutch Baroque garden, often nicknamed the "Versailles of Holland", actually serves to show more differences than similarities. It is still within the general Baroque formula established by André le Nôtre: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins and statues.
Photo by HRP Learning Historic Royal Palaces
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Yesterday I visited the ancient westgerman city of Trier.
Park of the electoral palace.
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"final spring cut" / Schönbrunn / Vienna / ©Julia Lametta
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Neptungrotte, Hellbrunn Palace, Morzg, Salzburg, Austria
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Diego Velazquez, 1599 - 1660, Spanish | The Gardens of the Villa Medici in Rome, 1630 | Villa Medici in Rome (Facade of the Grotto Logia), 1630 |
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The Belvedere Pavilion at Versailles was built for Marie-Antoinette, who made use of the octagonal building as a music room. Under her instructions, the pavilion was designed in the newly popular neoclassical style, with its landscaped garden reflecting the passion for English gardens at the time. The pavilion’s architectural lines show a classical balance of proportion, and its interior reflects a studied refinement with its sculpture and the richness of its paintings. Over the centuries, the interiors and exteriors of the Belvedere suffered from aging materials and lack of maintenance. In recent decades, the exterior was threatened by impaired drainage systems that allowed rain to stream along the façade and reach the lower parts of the building. Moss and lichen grew on the surfaces and some elements of the decorative balustrades were lost. The interior also showed cracks along the walls and on the floor.
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