Empire
Landscape terms
Artistic style of the era of Napoleon I, characterized by a tendency toward monumentality and order in artistic forms. It drew on late 18th-century classicism.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Enclosure
Landscape terms
A large cage, pavilion, or area enclosed by a ditch or mesh, for keeping birds or animals.
Enfilade
Landscape terms
A series of halls or rooms. In landscape architecture — a sequence of courtyards, individual enclosed green spaces connected to each other by passages aligned along a common axis.
English parterre
Landscape terms
A type of classic garden parterre characterized by a relatively simpler design formed using lawn and sand, sometimes incorporating flowers.
Ensemble
Landscape terms
Totality; unity. A functionally linked assemblage of structures, vegetation, and other landscape elements brought into unity and given a distinct artistic appearance. Compositional integrity and architectural-spatial unity are the main cha…
Ephemeral structures
Landscape terms
Temporary lightweight structures in 18th-century parks designed for an illusory or fleeting effect (for example, a tent imitating a stone building, a footbridge made of living trees, etc.).
Espalier
Landscape terms
A row of densely planted trees, pruned into a wall or trained on supports. The support is a wooden or metal lattice or wire stretched in several rows and attached to posts.
Esplanade
Landscape terms
A wide undeveloped open space in front of public buildings on squares and in large parks. Parterres and wide alleys with fountains and sculptures are arranged on an esplanade.