- Source: Eyecatcher (landscape)
An eyecatcher is something artificial that has been placed in the landscape as a focal point to "catch the eye" or gain a viewer's attention. It is used to decorate or ornament landscapes for aesthetic reasons, and are typically found in gardens, parks and the grounds of stately homes. Many of these can be found in various forms.
Devices or objects
These can be anything but typically they tend to be
boulders
rockery
trees
Or on a grander scale they can be structures such as a
bridge over a river, a stream or lake as an ornamental feature
conservatory - glasshouses, orangeries, vineries
exedra
folly
gloriettes
grottoes
shell grottos
mausoleums
monopteros
monuments (whether they commemorate anything or just for decoration)
nymphaea
pavilions
reflecting pools
shooting/hunting lodge
summer houses
temples (ornamental or not, as they may sometimes have more than aesthetic use)
See also
List of garden features
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Eyecatcher (landscape)
- Eyecatcher
- English landscape garden
- William Kent
- Wentworth Castle
- Garden design
- List of garden features
- Croome Court
- Concrete Aboriginal
- Castle Howard