The Park of Friburgo in Recife, Brazil

The Park of Friburgo and its garden is a very special experience in the american history, a translation of an European court (from Netherlands) to the tropics in the 17th century, standing there for many years, implanting an urbanistic plan, including two palaces –Friburgo and Boa Vista- among other...

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Main Author: Leao Barros, Sandra Augusta
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo 2010
Online Access:https://revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl/index.php/RU/article/view/10837
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Summary:The Park of Friburgo and its garden is a very special experience in the american history, a translation of an European court (from Netherlands) to the tropics in the 17th century, standing there for many years, implanting an urbanistic plan, including two palaces –Friburgo and Boa Vista- among other urban elements. The well known garden, hasn't been studied in depth, and no graphic bibliography is available. This paper shows the conclusions from a specialization course in Restoration of Historical Gardens. This study brings study cases of european royal gardens of colonial time, which could had been inspiration to the project.