A park is an area of natural, semi-natural, or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil, and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures.
Parks
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1Park of J.B. Magin, Dubnica nad Vahom
The rise and development of the park is connected to Ileshazy family. It was built together with the early baroque manor house in 1657 by Gaspar Ileshazy.
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5Park Sergievka
Sergievka - palace and park along the Peterhof Road, in Old Peterhof, west of the Sobstvennaya Dacha.
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10Pavlovsk Park
The Pavlovsk Park is the park surrounding the Pavlovsk Palace, an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by Tsar Paul I of Russia near Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. It is now a state museum and a public park.
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7Radziwillow Castle Complex, Biala Podlaska
The remainings of the baroque palace house the district museum. Originally there was a castle here, built by the Radziwill family in the 16th century. It was surrounded by the earth fortifications with a moat in the shape of a star.
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10Retreat & Reflection Garden
The Retreat & Reflection Garden is a notable classical garden in China. It is located in Tongli, Wujiang, Jiangsu, China. The garden was built in 1885 by Ren Lansheng, an imperial official working in Anhui province who was impeached.
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10Schonbrunn Gardens, Vienna
The sculpted garden space between the palace and the Sun Fountain is called the Great Parterre. The French garden, a big part of the area, was planned by Jean Trehet, a disciple of Andre Le Notre, in 1695. It contains, among other things, a maze.
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10Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
The Shalimar Gardens, sometimes written as Shalamar Gardens, is a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, Pakistan.
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10Shikina-en
The gardens of Shikina-en are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa. The gardens were laid out in 1799 to embellish one of the residences of the Sho family, rulers of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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10Silvia Park
Silvia Park is located to the west of the Gatchina Palace, behind a stone wall with the Sylvia gates.
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10Studley Royal Park
Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey is a designated World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, England. The site, which has an area of 323 hectares (800 acres) features an 18th-century landscaped garden, some of the largest Cistercian ruins in Europe, a Jacobean mansion and a Victorian church designed by William Burges.
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10Summer Garden
The Summer Garden occupies an island between the Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in Saint Petersburg and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great.
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10Summer Palace
The Summer Palace, is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. It serves as a popular tourist destination and recreational park.
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1The baroque garden, Drottningholm Palace
The oldest part of the gardens was created at the end of the 17th century under the direction of Hedwig Eleonora. The father and son Tessin led the project that created a baroque garden right outside the main palace, flanked by thick tree avenues.
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10The Lower Gardens
The expanse of the Lower Gardens is designed in the formal style of french formal gardens of the 17th century.
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3Vay Castle and Park, Vaja
Vay Castle, Vaja. The Renaissance-style Vay Castle was built in the 16th century, and underwent some Baroque remodeling a century later.
