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Opened to the public in September 2005, the garden on the top terrace in front of the eastern wall of the castle is the first element of the reconstructed Renaissance garden complex, once present on this part of the hill.
Remains of the royal garden discovered during archaeological works (see ‘archaeological works in the royal gardens’) allowed a very faithful reconstruction of the arrangement of brick paths and regular flowerbeds. Historic references to the existence of ‘boxes’ in Wawel gardens, led to the use of box flowerbeds, popular in those times, in which plant collections were exhibited. This part of the terrace is separated with wooden decorative fencing. |
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 | fot. 1. Fot. K. Żółciak, 2006 |
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In the remaining part, as no traces of the original composition have survived, other concepts, characteristic of the 15th and 16th centuries, have been utilised; ornamental beds with simple patterns and a flower meadow with a trellis.
Elements of garden architecture are based on the 15th and 16th-century iconography. Recreating the original ambience of the garden has been achieved through planting composition and types of plants, including box framing the ornamental beds, and lavender, catmint, rue, rosemary, asperula and French rose.
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 | fot. 3. Fot. K. Żółciak, 2006 |
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 | fot. 4. Fot. K. Żółciak, 2006 |
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