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Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski [World Heritage #23]

Published on 15 June 2017 - Updated 19 July 2017
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This binational German-Polish site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004. A landscaped park of 560 hectares astride the Neisse River and the border between Poland and Germany, it was created by Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau from 1815 to 1844. Blending seamlessly with the surrounding farmed landscape, the park pioneered new approaches to landscape design and influenced the development of landscape architecture in Europe and America.

Designed as a ‘painting with plants’, it did not seek to evoke classical landscapes, paradise, or some lost perfection, instead using local plants to enhance the inherent qualities of the existing landscape.

This integrated landscape extends into the town of Muskau with green passages that formed urban parks framing areas for development. The town thus became a design component in a utopian landscape. The site also features a reconstructed castle, bridges and an arboretum.

http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1127

Source: UNESCO – World Heritage Centre CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0

Photo credit: Adam Kumiszcza CC-BY-3.0 @Wikimedia

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