The Sculpture Park Waldfrieden is situated in the midst of an idyllic forested area in the hills above the Elberfeld and Barmen districts of Wuppertal. Mature deciduous trees line the serpentine road leading to the park, and several works by the British sculptor Tony Cragg can be spotted along the embankments of the entrance approach.…
Two silk manufacturers from Krefeld – Dr. Josef Esters and Hermann Lange – com-missioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with the design of neighbouring houses and gardens at the end of the 1920s. The gardens were conceived in relation to their effect on the buildings but it is un-clear whether Mies van der Rohe personally…
The centre of Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord is a disused blast furnace which today is a much visited industrial heritage site. Covering an area of approximately 200 hectares, the park comprises various areas of abandoned industrial sites and wastelands. The extremely diverse terrain is due to the many changes carried out to its topography, the different…
Visitors to the “Garden of Remembrance” are shown the former uses of this part of the inner harbour. The remains of post-war buildings are used as look-out towers or as stages for events. The transformation of the remains of the buildings into integral elements of the park is symbolised in particular by the planting of…
Located deep in the bay of Brest, the park at Daoulas abbey benefits from a mild climate which favours the acclimatisation of plants from all five continents. An exceptional garden of medicinal plants can be found here. Inspired by the monastery gardens of the 14th century, it is home to more than 350 species of…
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