European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects (1902)
Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932, Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926, Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston), 1860-1951, Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931, Honda, K · Philadelphia, H. T. Coates · leaf 41
otherlevels. The lower level, entered from the street by a somewhatpretentious gateway, is the flower-garden proper; on the middlelevel is the house or casino, with the more important architec-tural accessories, such as colonnades, loggias, and summerhouses. Behind and above this, the third level,… … Cascade of Hercules DECORATIVE AND FESTAL CHARACTER At the Villa dEste or European and Japanese Gardens fountain. From the point of view of design, the dense foHage ofthis upper terrace serves as a foil and background for the moreopen and artificial levels below it, and as a transition to thewilder…
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