• Gardens of Europe, The Netherlands

    Posted on March 17th, 2009

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    Amsterdamse Bos

    Amsterdamse Bos

    Modernist principles were used to create a large forest (bos) park near Amsterdam. The plan, which can be viewed as an abstract painting, was the work of two architects (C van Esteren and J H Mulder), influenced by a biologist (Dr J P Thijsse) on the public works committee which controlled the project. Van Esteren [...]

  • Gardens of Europe, The Netherlands

    Posted on February 18th, 2009

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    Keukenhof Gardens

    Keukenhof Gardens

    Keukenhof , also known as the Garden of Europe is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, there are approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs planted annually at the park.
    Keukenhof is located in South Holland between the towns of Hillegom and Lisse, [...]