Empire
Ландшафтные термины
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.
Ensemble
Ландшафтные термины
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…
Enfilade
Ландшафтные термины
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.
Enclosure
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A large cage, pavilion, or area enclosed by a ditch or mesh, for keeping birds or animals.
English parterre
Ландшафтные термины
A type of classic garden parterre characterized by a relatively simpler design formed using lawn and sand, sometimes incorporating flowers.
Espalier
Ландшафтные термины
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
Ландшафтные термины
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.
Ephemeral structures
Ландшафтные термины
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.).