The artistic characteristics of western gardens

The artistic characteristics of Western gardens are highlighted in the layout of the garden structure. Huge building is the leader of the garden, always stands in the garden is very prominent above the starting point of the central axis.

The whole garden this building as a benchmark, constituting the main axis of the whole garden. In the main axis of the garden, extend a few sub-axis, the arrangement of broad boulevards, flower beds, canals, pools, fountains, sculpture and so on.

The whole layout, reflecting the strict geometric pattern. Garden flowers and trees, strictly cut into cone, sphere and cylinder shapes, lawns, flower beds are outlined as diamond, rectangle and circle, etc..

In short, meticulously cut to geometric shapes, never allowing natural growth shapes. The water surface was confined to neat stone masonry pools, whose pools were also often built in round, square, rectangular or oval shapes, and in which figure sculptures and fountains were always laid out. The pursuit of overall symmetry and unobstructed views.

Western gardens in the buildings, pools, lawns and gardens, all do not pay attention to the unity of the whole, a glimpse of the whole, to geometric combinations to achieve the number of harmony. The pursuit of resemblance and realism.

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The difference between Chinese and Western gardens:

1, the origin of the time is not the same:

China's garden art, if from the emergence of Yin, Zhou era 囿囿 counting up to the present has a history of more than 3,000 years, is one of the world's earliest origins of the art of gardening.

Western gardens, the world's earliest gardens can be traced back to the 16th century B.C. in Egypt, from the ancient tomb paintings can be seen in the priests and ministers of the mansion garden to take the square and straight planning, the rules of the sinks and neatly planted. The Assyrian hunting gardens of Western Asia evolved into pleasure groves.

2, artistic style is not the same:

Chinese gardens to man and nature, "harmony" of the beauty of the tone.

Western garden art style focuses on the performance of man and nature's confrontation with the beauty of the religious architecture of the empty, closed internal space to produce religious passion and ecstasy.

Western garden representative: plant maze

1, Longleat Hedge Maze

Longleat Hedge Maze is the UK's largest labyrinth, located in Wiltshire, opened to the public in 1975. The entire maze is rectangular in shape and consists of at least 16,000 English yew trees, covering an area of about 6,000 square meters.

There are also six wooden bridges built into the Longleat Hedge Labyrinth where visitors can stand and look out over the watchtower at the center of the labyrinth. It takes visitors 20-90 minutes to get out of the labyrinth.

2. Davis Super Maze

The Davis Super Maze is located in Sterling, Massachusetts, and has been a famous seasonal attraction since 1998. It is owned by the Davis family, a farm that has been run by the Davis family for seven consecutive generations. Again, due to the seasonality of the crops, the maze's pattern is redesigned and changed every year.

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