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| x Gardens of Versailles |
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The gardens of Versailles occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in...
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| x Japanese garden |
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Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles.
Some of the...
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| x Ame Japanese Garden |
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Ame (rain) is a private Japanese-inspired garden situated in Horwich, near Bolton in Greater Manchester, UK.
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| x Fort Worth Japanese Garden |
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The Fort Worth Japanese Garden is a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The garden was built in 1970 and many of the plants and construction materials were donated by Fort Worth's sister city Nagaoka, Japan....
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| x Seattle Japanese Garden |
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The Seattle Japanese Garden is a 3.5 acre (14,000 m²) Japanese garden in Seattle, Washington, located in the southwest corner of the Washington Park Arboretum along Lake Washington Boulevard E.
The decision had been made to include a Japanese garden...
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| x Summer Garden |
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The Summer Garden (Russian: Ле́тний сад, Letniy Sad) occupies an island between the Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in Saint Petersburg and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great.
The park, first conceived by Peter in...
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| x Shugaku-in Imperial Villa |
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The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugaku-in Rikyū), or Shugaku-in Detached Palace, is a set of gardens and outbuildings (mostly tea-houses) in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is one...
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| x Giardini di Giusti |
The Giardini di Giusti (English: Giusti Gardens) were planted in 1580 to surround the Villa Giusti, in Verona, Italy. They are regarded as some of the most beautiful Renaissance gardens in Europe. They include a tower (built in 1701) and a hedge...
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| x The Japanese Garden |
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The Japanese Garden 6.5 acres (26,000 m²) is located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant at 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, California, USA, in the midst of the San Fernando Valley. It was designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana and...
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| x Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden |
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The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden encompassing 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, in Long Beach, California, USA. It was dedicated in 1981. Ed Lovell, landscape master plan...
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| x Portland Japanese Garden |
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The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5.5 acres (22,000 m²), located within Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA at 45°31′07″N 122°42′29″W / 45.51872°N 122.7080°W / 45.51872; -122.7080.
The...
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| x Japanese Garden, Singapore |
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Japanese Garden (Chinese: 星和园), also commonly known as Jurong Gardens, is a park in Jurong East, Singapore. It is built on an artificial island in the Jurong Lake area connected to the adjacent Chinese Garden island by bridge.
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| x Furman University Japanese Garden |
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The Furman University Asian Garden is an Asian garden located on the campus of Furman University at 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, South Carolina. It is open daily without charge.
Furman University has a long-term exchange program with Kansai...
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| x Wells Japanese Garden |
Wells Japanese Garden is a small Japanese garden located on Lindsay Street in Newberry, South Carolina. It is open daily.
The garden was created by W. Fulmer Wells in 1930, donated to the city in 1971, and added to the National Register of Historic...
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| x Japanese Tea Garden |
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The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. For more than 20 years San Francisco...
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| x Ro Ho En |
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Ro Ho En, the Japanese Friendship Garden is located in Phoenix, Arizona at 1125 N. 3d Ave. The Garden encompasses 3.5 acres (14,000 m) and includes a tea garden and tea house. It is a joint project of the cities of Phoenix and Himeji, Japan.
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| x John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden |
The John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden is a 4-acre Japanese garden in Mill Neck, New York, providing a retreat for passive recreation and contemplation. Moving through the garden, where the views, textures and balance of elements have been planned...
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| x The garden of the Rotonda Padua |
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The garden of the Rotonda is a terraced garden, situated close to the historical centre of Padua, behind the sixteenth century wall and the Rampart of the Cat.
The name is connected to an episode which occurred during the 1509 siege by the German...
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| x Villa Lante |
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Villa Lante at Bagnaia near Viterbo, attributed to Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (there is no contemporary documentation ) is, with the famous garden at Bomarzo, one of the most famous Italian 16th century Mannerist gardens of surprises. The first...
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| x Sissinghurst Castle Garden |
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The garden at Sissinghurst Castle in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden, is owned and maintained by the National Trust. It is among the most famous gardens in England.
Sissinghurst's garden was created in the 1930s by Vita...
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| x White House Rose Garden |
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The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38 meters by 18 meters). The garden balances the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the...
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| x Villa Borghese gardens |
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Villa Borghese is a large landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums (see Galleria Borghese) and attractions. It is the second largest public park in Rome (80 hectares or 148 acres) after...
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| x Jardin des Paradis |
The Jardin des Paradis (3000 m²) is a private garden located on the Place du Théron, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France. It has been recognized as a Jardin Remarquable since 2004, and is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is...
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| x Mughal Gardens |
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Mughal gardens are a group of gardens built by the Mughals in the Islamic style of architecture. This style was influenced by Persian gardens and Timurid gardens. Significant use of rectilinear layouts are made within the walled enclosures. Some of...
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| x Villa Garzoni |
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Villa Garzoni at Collodi is a villa just over the border of the province of Lucca, (Tuscany, Italy). The garden was built shortly before 1652 by the Garzoni family, relating to the site of the old castle, which stands slightly apart, closely...
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| x Boboli Gardens |
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The Boboli Gardens, in Italian Giardino di Boboli, form a famous park in Florence, Italy, that is home to a distinguished collection of sculptures dating from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, with some Roman antiquities.
The Gardens,...
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| x Giardino dei Bardini |
The Giardino Bardini is a Renaissance garden in Florence, Italy. Only opened recently to the public, it is relatively little-known. Access is gained via the Via de' Bardi, just over the road from the Museo Bardini in the Oltrarno district of the...
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