Labyrinth Hill, Paris: a spiral ascension to a gazebo. Labyrinth Hill is a knoll or hillock, small and round, with a spiral walking path to the top. Formally known as Labyrinthe de Buffon (Buffon Labyrinth), the spiral ascension – slow and steady, and not steep or arduous – was initially designed as an early form of a meditative garden design. No rush,Continue reading “Labyrinth Hill, Paris: a spiral ascension to a gazebo”
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Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum
Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. In the Botanical Garden in Paris – Jardin des Plantes – is the Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. The famed French architect Edmé Verniquet (1727-1804) from Burgundy was the son of a surveyor to the King. Edme’s father Germain Verniquet and his mother Marie Béguin had 16 children. When his fatherContinue reading “Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum”