Broderieparterre
The Broderieparterre (of French broderie "embroidery") is the typical form of French garden art of the Baroque . It is characterized by the symmetrical structure of the beds and trimmed box hedges , which result in decorative patterns, so-called broderie . The arrangement of the flowers is also precisely designed for a harmonious play of colors. Fountains , cascades, grottos or statues are often found in French baroque gardens . At a distance from the castle, the parterres merge into the Boskette .
Well-known examples are the gardens of Versailles Palace , in Germany those of Augustusburg Palace in Brühl (near Cologne ), which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Many broderie parterres of the castles had to give way to the English landscape gardens in the 19th century and have not been restored.
literature
- Klaus-Jürgen Evert, International Federation of Landscape Architects (Ed.): Lexicon - Landscape and Urban Planning. Multilingual dictionary on planning, designing and protecting the environment. = Dictionary - landscape and urban planning. = Dictionnaire - paysage et urbanisme. = Diccionario - paisaje y urbanismo. Springer, Berlin et al. 2001, ISBN 3-540-67908-1 , p. 466.