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Roman gardens are typically divided into two categories: the enclosed garden and the open garden. [13] However, all Roman gardens were generally made up of the same basic elements. Depending on the formality, function, or type of garden, elements may be added or embellished more, or may be omitted altogether.
The National Garden in central Athens, commissioned by Amalia, the first Queen of modern Greece. The National Garden [1] [2] (Greek: Εθνικός Κήπος), called the Royal Garden until 1974, [3] is a public park of 15.5 hectares (38 acres) in the center of the Greek capital, Athens.
The Zappeion (Greek: Ζάππειον Μέγαρο, romanized: Záppeion Mégaro, pronounced [ˈzapi.on ˈmeɣaro] ⓘ) is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private and is one of the city's most renowned modern ...
The Roman Agora has not today been fully excavated, but is known to have been an open space surrounded by a peristyle. To its south was a fountain. To its south was a fountain. To its west, behind a marble colonnade, were shops and a Doric propylon (entrance), the Gate of Athena Archegetis .
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Construction Workers Renovated a Road—and Accidentally Uncovered a Roman Emperor’s Garden. Tim Newcomb. July 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM ... and a large open area that experts determined was a garden.
202-212 and 311 N. Beaty St., central Athens State University campus area roughly bounded by Beaty, Pryor, and Hobbs Sts. 34°48′20″N 86°58′00″W / 34.805556°N 86.966667°W / 34.805556; -86.966667 ( Athens State College Historic
The Robert Beaty Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Robert Beaty was one of the original founders of Athens. An Irish immigrant who settled in Virginia, Beaty and his associates purchased 160 acres (65 ha) around a spring, and began subdividing the land for sale in 1818. A small village of log structures had formed by ...