Bowling green

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Bowling Green (disambiguation) .

A bowling green

Boulingrin lined with linden trees in a baroque garden of Prince Eugene of Savoy . Engraving by Salomon Kleiner , first half of the 18th century

In the broader sense, a bowling green is a bowl-shaped lawn area, which is deepened in relation to the surroundings, is limited by the embankment and is usually elongated for English bowls or French boules .

This game was popular in England as early as the early 16th century. In the 18th century the game became fashionable as boules in France. Therefore, a bowling green (the French name used in the Baroque is: "Boulingrin" ) is often integrated as a design element in Baroque gardens . Its surface is flat and can either consist entirely of lawn or be framed with patterns or broderies . The lawn was originally kept short and dense by sheep grazing, nowadays by frequent mowing. According to Meyers Konversationslexikon , a bowling green is actually a flat lawn for a kind of skittles or ball game (bowling); In general, however, every carefully tended lawn, including the public playground for children in the villages, etc.

The oldest bowling green still in existence is said to be the Old Bowling Green in Southampton , which was first used in 1299.

See also

• Tapis vert

Web links

• Bowling Green, New York City ( May 27, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive )
• Boulingrin from Westmount, Quebec, Canada, circa 1910
• Boulingrin in the park of Arlay Castle, France

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bowling green . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 3, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 288.