Garden of the Four Rivers
The Garden of the Four Rivers is an oriental garden and is part of the Gardens of the World in the Berlin district of Marzahn .
The garden was planned by the garden and landscape architect Kamel Louafi since the spring of 2002 and checked for authenticity by the Moroccan garden historian Mohammed El Fai'z. The traditional design principles of the oriental-Islamic garden culture were followed. The oriental garden unites the gardening traditions of different countries. In the Orient , the gardens are an image of paradise , a garden of contentment and peace, a place full of splendor and abundance that one often misses in the desert. The planting is based on people's need for shade, color, fragrance and taste, but also for beauty. Ornamental and useful plants are planted in combination. The garden is laid out according to the pattern of a Tschāhār Bāgh , which is also suggested by the name.
The visitor enters the Garden of the Four Rivers via the Reception Hall , a building complex completed in August 2007. Visitors only discover the splendid furnishings of the building with mosaics , tiles and wood carvings by craftsmen from the Moroccan company Andalous Design after entering the 12 m × 12 m large hall - which is surrounded by an arcade with 28 columns. The room is illuminated by a central dome light. The building is a cube with the external dimensions of 18 m × 18 m and a height of 3.50 m.
From the reception hall , the visitor arrives at the garden of the four rivers , which is a garden courtyard ( Riyâd ) based on oriental models and is laid out in four parts and was opened in 2005. In the center of the pavilion with a richly decorated ceiling there is a fountain bowl, the source of the garden from which the four water basins have their starting point. The water runs through the garden. The light is reflected in the channels and basins. Water features and fountains should refresh the visitor.
The rectangular garden courtyard is surrounded by a four-meter-high wall, which - in keeping with oriental tradition - initially hides the oasis from the visitor. There is a gate on each side. The walls and covered arcades were decorated by Moroccan handicrafts with ceramic tiles, the Zillij.
Water features
Reception hall
Wood carvings in the area around the reception hall
Wood carvings
Arcade with columns
Pavilion in the center with decorated ceiling and fountain bowl
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Oriental encounter . In: Berliner Zeitung , August 9, 2007
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 18.6 ″ N , 13 ° 34 ′ 49 ″ E