The historical garden of Naumburg Cathedral is part of the network Gartenträume (Gardendreams) which comprises 40+ significant parks and gardens of Saxony-Anhalt. Among others it shows those plants which served the Naumburg Master around 1250 as model for the artful sculptures in the west choir of the cathedral.
On our bike tour from Weimar to Wielandgut in Oßmannstedt, we pass the Renaissance palace Kromsdorf. Curious, we turn into the garden of the palace. Around 60 stone busts look at us. What might be the meaning of these busts?
Next to the Belvedere Gardens, there is another garden worth a visit. The botanical garden of the University of Vienna offers a broad variety of plants combined with informative descriptions. On the photo above one can see that the garden is divided by a wall from the Belvedere Gardens.
Now that I call a cozy museum. The garden of the Folk Life Museum in Graz. Yes, there are hammocks below the trees!
At the planetary garden of Eggenberg Palace (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz.
My first stop of my museums trip along the locations of the Universalmuseum Joanneum: On the grounds of Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Palace).
After visiting an exhibition about tourism in the rooms of Trauttmansdorff Castle I had a nice walk through the gardens. It was a great experience to see such a wonderful landscape of plants in a region not far away from the Alps.
The view from Oberes Belvedere (Upper Belvedere) down to the centre of Vienna. The garden was designed by French architect Dominique Girard who was a pupil of landscape architect André Le Nôtre. More…
In the year 2005 there were sunflowers and vegetables planted at a central place in Vienna named Heldenplatz. It was in remembrance of 1945 when people used every free place for planting food. More…
On a cold winter day I went from railway station Südbahnhof through Belvedere Gardens down to the central part of Vienna. Only a snow covered fabulous creature watched my steps on the way to the Lower Belvedere which is situated in the background. More…
The Maximilianpark is a leisure park on the grounds of a former colliery in Hamm. The landmark of the park is this glass elephant created by architect Horst Rellecke. On top of it one have a fine view over the park and the surrounding Westphalian countryside. More…
Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell) on the left side is especially known for its marble hall as wedding location. By the way Mirabell Gardens was also a set in the movie “Sound of Music”. More…