Everything about Pleasure Gardens totally explained
A
pleasure garden is usually a
garden that's opened to the
public for
recreation. They are differentiated from other public gardens by containing entertainments in addition to the planting; for example,
concert halls or
bandstands,
rides,
zoos or
menageries.
Public pleasure gardens have existed for many centuries. In
Ancient Rome, the
landscaped Gardens of Sallust (
Horti Sallustiani) were developed as a private garden by the historian
Sallust. The gardens were acquired by the
Roman Emperor Tiberius for public use. Containing many pavilions, a
temple to
Venus, and monumental sculptures, the gardens were open to the public for centuries.
Many public pleasure gardens were opened in London in the 18th and 19th centuries, including
Cremorne Gardens,
Cuper's Gardens,
Marylebone Gardens,
Ranelagh Gardens,
Royal Surrey Gardens and
Vauxhall Gardens. Many contained large concert halls, or hosted
promenade concerts; some lesser discussed pleasure gardens were home to haberdasheries and harems. A smaller version of a pleasure garden is a
tea garden, where visitors may drink
tea and stroll.
Modern versions of public pleasure gardens may be or contain an
amusement park, such as
Tivoli Gardens in
Copenhagen.
The pleasure garden also forms one of the six parts of the 18th century "perfect garden", the others being the
kitchen garden, an
orchard, a
park, an
orangery or
greenhouse, and a
menagerie.
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