LARC 1950 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Topiary, Banqueting House, Long Side

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France - royal palaces and gardens imported garden design from italy. Located in rural areas, often beside rivers. Gardens walled and surrounded by a moat. Gallery along the long side rectangular plan defined the edge of the garden and provided views of the loire. Arranged in two long rows central pathway led to a bridge across a moat that connected to the chateau. fountain within a wooden pavilion marked the intersection of two crossing pathways. An all e of elms on one side of the lake bordered an orchard and recreational fields. On the other side of the lake was a compartment garden of ornamental and utilitarian plants. Diane de poitiers - created a large garden terrace on the north bank of the river, to the east of the forecourt, with compartments of flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees. Catherine de" medici - garden terrace on the west side of the forecourt. Garden as a venue for spectacles and theatrical entertainments.

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