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A monopteros (a small temple like building on a hill) is a common momument inside an English landscape garden - English garden in Munich (picture: Michael
Siebert auf Pixabay)
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The so-called "English Gardens" got their
name because they were grown in the natural style of an English landscape. They
developed in England during the 18th century and were originally intended as a
revolt against the abstract Baroque gardens. These geometrically designed
Baroque gardens included unnaturally shaped trees, shrubs and bushes, as well
as sculptures. Its successor, the English garden, was intended to produce the
opposite. A landscape created by man, which should appear as if it had been created
by nature.
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William Kent (Wikipedia, public domain)
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A fitting
example would be the English Garden in Munich, which is one of the largest
gardens in the world (3.75 square kilometres). It was one of the first parks to
be open to the public and was created at the request of the Elector Karl Theodor
(1724-1799). The gardens he had cultivated in Munich were intended as a useful
occupation for soldiers in a time of peace and were also to be open to the
general public.
The man most associated with the then new type of
gardening is known as William Kent (1686-1748). He began his life with art and
architecture, but later devoted himself to his career. (Leonie and Emilia)
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A world heritage site - the Gardens of Dessau-Wörlitz
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