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Humayun's Tomb
tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India
Schönbrunn Palace
palace in Vienna, Austria
Giverny
Giverny () is a commune in the northern French department of Eure. The village is located on the "right bank" of the river Seine at its confluence with the river Epte. It lies west-northwest of Paris, in the region of Normandy. It is best known as the location of Claude Monet's garden and home.
Italian Renaissance
cultural movement from the 14th to 17th century
Villa d'Este
villa in Tivoli, near Rome, Italy
Peterhof Palaces and complex
Peterhof Palace & Park ensemble
orangery
thumb|Glazed roof at Fota House orangery, Fota Island, Ireland thumb|The Orangery Palace|Orangerieschloss built by [[Frederick William IV of Prussia in Potsdam, Germany in the mid-19th century]] thumb|The orangerie of the Royal Castle of Laeken, Belgium (ca.1820), is the oldest part of the monumental [[Royal Greenhouses of Laeken.]]
peristyle
thumb|Reconstruction of a Roman peristyle surrounding a courtyard in Pompeii, Italy
wabi-sabi
thumb|alt=Rock garden with aged clay wall in the background|Zen garden of [[Ryōan-ji, built during the Higashiyama period. The clay wall, stained with subtle brown and orange tones, reflects principles, while the rock garden reflects principles.]] thumb|alt=Traditional tea house in a garden|A Japanese tea house reflecting the aesthetic in Garden thumb|alt=Black raku ware tea bowl with rough texture| tea bowl, Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century
Mainau
thumb|Mainau (2010) thumb|The palace gardens at Mainau were mainly created by Prince Lennart, Duke of Småland|Lennart Bernadotte
avenue
wide, straight, usually tree-lined road or approach
folly
thumbnail|Broadway Tower, Worcestershire|Broadway Tower, [[Worcestershire, England]] thumb|The Dunmore Pineapple in Scotland (attributed to William Chambers) thumb|Built in 1912, the Swallow's Nest is one of the Neo-Gothic châteaux fantastiques in [[Crimea.]] thumb|Modern reconstruction of the Turkish Tent, a permanent structure at Painshill, [[Surrey]]
grotto
thumb|Eternal Flame Falls in New York has an eternal flame inside a small grotto behind the falls thumb|Grutas de García in [[Nuevo León, Mexico]]
genius loci
atmosphere of character of a location; source of inspiration
The Dubai Fountain
world's largest choreographed fountain system
environmental history
specialisation of history
site-specific art
artwork created for a certain place
Het Loo Palace
palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Parc André Citroën
urban park in Paris, France
Château de Marly
château
Machine de Marly
French water pump, built 1684
charbagh
thumb|The charbagh at the Tomb of Jahangir in [[Lahore, Pakistan]]
Torres de Satélite
group of sculptures located in the Ciudad Satélite district of Naucalpan
Villa Medici
historic house in Fiesole, Italy
Villa La Petraia
Medici Villa in Florence
Ujazdów Park
park in Poland
Neugebäude Palace
château
architectural sculpture
type of sculpture
Four Seasons Hammam
hammam in Arak, Iranian national heritage site
Las Pozas
royal forest
area of land with different meanings in England, Wales and Scotland
Liselund
right|thumb|250px|Summer manor at Liselund Liselund is an 18th-century aesthetically landscaped park, complete with several exotic buildings and monuments. Situated near Møns Klint on the north-eastern corner of the Danish island of Møn, it is deemed to be one of the finest examples in Scandinavia of Romantic English gardening. The park was created in the 1790s by French nobleman Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette for his wife Elisabeth, commonly known as Lisa. Liselund, roughly translated, means Lise's grove.
Hazuri Bagh
Garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
landscape history
study of the way in which humanity has changed the physical appearance of the environment
Palazzo Giusti del Giardino
building in Verona, Italy
Ibrahim Lodi's Tomb
tomb in Haryana, India
deer park
enclosed area containing deer in medieval and Early Modern England
Fredrik Magnus Piper
Swedish architect (1746-1824)
Fountain
fountain complex in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Veitch Nurseries
Fin Hammam
hammam in Kashan, Iranian national heritage site
plant collecting
acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby
Birkenhead Park
public park in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Hòn Non Bộ
Vietnamese art of making miniature landscapes, imitating the scenery of the islands, mountains and surrounding environment as found in nature
Eglinton Castle
mansion in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Huis ter Nieuwburg
former palace in Rijswijk, Netherlands
artificial ruin
type of folly structure