The Park
The 1,8 hectares sized park of the manor stands out as an example of the three hundred continuous history of the Schloss Britz. In the early 18th century, the park was a typical baroque park, following the example of the Netherlands which combines elements of a fruit and vegetable garden with that of a pleasure garden. The central colonnade of lime trees is still present. Like the manor-house, the park was given its modern appearance with the winding path system, exotic potted plants and a fountain in the last decade of the 19th century. The mature Ginkgo tree deserves mention as one of the oldest ones in Germany—the tree was probably planted at the beginning of the 19th century. The visitor can find also in the park a bust of the former owner Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen. It is a copy of a sculpture which was made in 1902 by Rudolf Siemering for the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue).
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Famous quotes containing the word park:
“and the words never said,
And the ominous, ominous dancing ahead.
We sat in the car park till twenty to one
And now I’m engaged to Miss Joan Hunter Dunn.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)
“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his “comb” and “spare shirt,” “leathern breeches” and “gauze cap to keep off gnats,” with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)