Gardens in other countries:
1. Schloss Hellbrunn
This castle is situated in Austria on the outskirts of Salzburg.
The history is going back till 1612, when Markus Sittikus was choosen as archbishop.
He ordered the Italian architect Santino Solari to build a pleasure-castle.
The building was from 1613 till 1619.
The parks around the castle were created in 1619 and at the end
of the 18th century an English garden was created.
Famous is the "Lustgarten mit den Wasserspielen", the water-automats.
Also in the garden you can find grottos, a mechanical theatre and fountains.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Schloss Hellbrunn
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2. Peterhof
This palace is situated not far from St. Petersburg in Russia.
The world famous palace with fountains and park is an artistic cultural
masterpiece from the beginning of the 18th century.
The palace was built to become the most splendid
official royal summer residence for Emperor Peter the Great.
The parks are wonderful, there are 176 fountains of various forms
and styles and four cascades, majestic palaces, statues of ancient gods and many sculptures.
Tthe unforgettable beauty of its fountains, parks and the many paintings
and furniture in the palaces makes Peterhof very attractive for visitors.
This all together it will be also called "Capital of Fountains".
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Peterhof near St. Petersburg
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3. The "Lower Park" and the "Monplaisir Palace"
The park with the palaces are a part of Peterhof.
Its situated behind Peterhof and is also known as "The Lower Park".
It is a masterpiece of Russian eighteenth-century garden design.
Their plan is based on the natural character of the terrain.
In the park you can find palaces, pavilions, fountains, cascades and an orangery.
One of the palaces is called "Monplaisir", also known as the Dutch house of Peter the Great.
The construction of the garden with its many fountains
started in 1714 and was finished in 1723.
Between 1755 and 1760 the garden was further developed and master-gardener Vasily Bashlovsky
added to the beauty of the Lower Park in the second half of the 18th century.
All fountains are working on force of nature.
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The Lower Park and the Monplaisir palace
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4. Tsarskoe Selo (The blue palace)
This palace was bought in order of Catherine the Great and has a beautiful furnishing.
For two centuries Tsarskoe Selo was the main summer residence of Russian emperors.
The situation of the palace is about 25 kilometers from St. Petersburg.
Its one of the most famous buildings in the Russian Baroque-style
and was designed by the Italian architect Bartholomeo Rastelli.
The frontside is extra proportional but is imposing with its lenghts of threehundred meters.
The belonging park is a beautiful example of the Russian
garden design in the 18th and 19th century.
The plan for the garden was from Rastelli and the lay-out
by the head-gardener Ya Rekhlin.
In the park are seveal buildings like: the Palladian Bridge,
The Orlov Column, Chinese pavilions and a Chinese Village,
the Marble bridge (Stowe), the Concert Hall and many more.
There are some militairy monuments from the old Rome.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Tsarkoje Selo palace and parks
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5. Schloss Schönbrunn
It was designed by the architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nicolaus Pacass.
From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors.
At the beginning it was a pleasure-castle, built by the father of
Maria Theresia, emperor Josef I from 1695 till 1713.
Emperor Josef I died in 1711 so he never saw his castle finished.
The start of the building was in Baroque-style but the finishing
was in Neo-Classicism style.
In 1698 the gardens became created in formal style by the Frenchman Jean Trehet.
Since 1752 the gardens were extended by a zoo, nowadays the
oldest existing zoo in the world.
In the park behind and next to the garden
birds and squirrels are eating out of your hands.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Schloss Schönbrunn
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6. Schloss Mirabell
The building of this castle in the centre of Salzburg started in 1606.
Since 1721 the castle got an other face.
After a fire in the city the castle was rebuilt in Classicism style.
The lay-out of the garden, created at 1730, is hardly changed during the centuries.
In the garden you can find many statues, based on the old mythology.
The garden is in early Baroque style on a French-Italian basis with many geometric figures.
Further there is a beautiful rose garden.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Schloss Mirabell
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7. Schloss Belvédère
The Belvedere in Vienna consist of two palaces namely
"The Lower Belvedere" and "The Upper Belvedere".
Between these two palaces are the gardens.
The Lower Belvedere was built in order of Prince Eugene of Savoy.
The start was in 1714 and already two years later the baroque palace was finished.
After that in 1717 was decided to built the Upper Belvedere.
Also the garden was layed-out in 1717.
The palace was finished in 1722. It is an impressive building with beautiful rooms.
The palaces are connected by a symmetrical garden based on French and Italian examples.
There are many garden sculptures, fountains, a zoo and an orangery.
Also a botanical garden, an Alp garden and a Swiss Garden can be visited.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Schloss Belvedere
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8. Dolmabahçe Palace
The Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul is located at the European side of the Bosphorus.
The palace was served as the administrative center
of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1923.
Dolmabahçe was originally a bay in the Bosphorus.
During the 18th century the bay became filled gradually
to become an imperial garden.
From here comes the name Dolmabahçe, dolma means 'filled' and bahçe 'garden'.
The palace was built in 1856 by Garabet Balyan and his son Nigogayos Balyan.
After the palace was ready, the sultans moved from
the Topkapi palace to the Dolmabahçe palace.
The palace has an area of 11.2 acres and has 285 rooms,
46 halls, 6 bathrooms and 68 toilets.
The palace was the last residence of the Ottoman sultans and
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey died here in 1938.
As well inside as outside the palace is richly decorated with marble,
porcelain, alabaster, crystal, gold, silk and velvet.
During the tour in the palace you can see The famous Crystal Staircase.
the beautiful Blue Saloon and the Ceremony-room.
The interior is very luxurious with a mixture of baroque, rococo and empire.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Dolmabahçe Palace
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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Dolmabahçe Palace (The Garden).
Photoalbum Dolmabahçe Palace (The Palace).
9. Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi is a beautiful palace at the Asiatic site of Istunbul.
It's the largest Ottoman Palace at the Asiatic site of the Bosporus.
From the bridge over the Bosporus you have an excellent view over the palace.
Sarkis Balyari developed the palace in the Second Empire style.
The palace was built between 1861 and 1865.
The sultan used the palace as a summer residence and to receipt important foreign visitors.
The interiour is luxurious with golden chandeliers and colourful carpets.
Sultan Abdül Hamwet spend the last two years of his life in this palace.
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Beylerbeyi Paleis
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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Beylerbeyi Palace (The Garden).
Photoalbum Beylerbeyi Palacwe (The Palace).
10. Botanic Garden Krakov
The Botanic Garden from the Jagiellonian University Krakov
in Poland was founded in the year 1783.
The garden meets about 24 acres.
The former owners of this garden was the Czartorisky family.
At that time the garden meets 6 acres and was developed as a park in French Baroque style,
in which regularly collections of healing plants and ornamental plants were showed.
Since then the garden was enlarged several times till the years 50 from the last century.
Two greenhouses can be seen in the garden, one with many orchids and a palmhouse.
In a building called Collegium Sniadecki is housed the Institute
for Plants and Architecture of the Krakow Botanical Garden.
Since 1976 the universety is registered as a monument
for the history of science, art, gardening and culture.
The arboretum is the biggest part of the garden with a large collection of trees and shrubs.
Eye-catches here is the 200 year old "Oak Jagiellonian".
Go to the website below for opening hours and admission prices:
Botanic Garden Krakov
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For more images look at:
Photoalbum Botanic Garden Krakov (Ogród Botaniczny) 2010.
11. The Vigeland Park
The Vigeland Park is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist,
and is one of Norway's most popular tourist attractions.
The park is open to visitors all year round.
The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework
with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron.
Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architechtural layout of the park.
The Vigeland Park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949.
Most of the sculptures are placed in five units along an 850 meter long axis:
The Main gate, the Bridge with the Children's playground, the Fountain,
the Monolith plateau and the Wheel of Life.
the part meets 80 acres and is free to visit.
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For more images look at:
Photoalbum The Vigeland Park.