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Popped into The Savill Garden for their 'Art in the Garden' annual exhibition, but as always drawn to this permanent feature in the Golden Jubilee Garden. Thales by sculptor Barry Mason
Wilhelmshöhe (formerly Karlsberg) was begun by Landgraf Karl in 1696. It is a enormous expanse of baroque terrassing and cascades, occupying an entire hillside in the city of Kassel. The garden was modelled after the italian rennaissance gardens of Rome, and Karl employed italian architects (Giovanni Francesco Guerniero) and hydro-engineers to create spectacular waterfeatures similar to the Villas d'Este, Lante or Aldobrandini. The crown of the hill is the gigantic 'grotto' topped by the sculpture of Hercules, situated almost 300 m. above the foot of the garden. The main axis starting here extends troughout the garden, and into the city beyond it, to a length of 4,5 kilometers.
Karlsberg was extended by the later Kurfürst Wilhelm I., who rebuilt the main palace, changed the layout to a more english garden style, and added many features by Heinrich Christoph Jussow, including a faux medieval castle retreat, a 'ruined' roman aquaduct, and a romantic, artificial ravine with a dramatic bridge etc. Wilhelm also changed the name to Wilhelmshöhe.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Street_Parkland
Hugging the northern side of the CBD, Roma Street Parkland and Spring Hill are iconic parts of Brisbane and its history. Roma Street Parkland, one of Brisbane’s premier parks, is considered to be one of the two best examples of contemporary display gardens in Australia. Well known by garden and plant enthusiasts for its exceptional horticultural standards, it is also an important community asset, popular visitor destination and event space for Brisbane. Spring Hill is home to the Old Windmill and Spring Hill Baths, and also plays host to a number of vibrant cafes and restaurants, making this area a unique inner-city paradise.
One of the wings of the Peterhof palace with magnificent gold leaf coated spires, domes and features.
...created by Peter from a copper spiral, wine bottles, hand made copper wire and other odd found pieces. It's fabulous!! Totally eclectic, and deserving Abstract status
One of the ducks in our pond.
I like the late afternoon Winter sunlight reflecting in the water... :-)
Dock next to the museum for a wide view showcasing the boats, businesses, flats, and office complex.
Two juveniles showed up and butted in line ahead of the Yellow Warbler, they seemed pretty happy to with the water.
Setophaga nigrescens
Water Feature at a Parking Lot. I've been passing by this on a regular basis for months and finally decided to stop.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
This fountain is located on Parnell Square close to both the Ambassador and Gate Theatres and it is in very poor condition and I have searched high and low and I cannot find any information relating to it other than it is mentioned in a book "Fountains of Dublin" by Gary Branigan. I purchased a copy of the book from Amazon in the US but unfortunately I left the book behind me on a train and never got to read it.
For some strange reason fountains in Dublin are not maintained and many are in very poor condition [Limerick is as bad] and that is really sad.
Water lily bloom in a water feature at the Trade Winds Island Resort on St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.