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The Chinese Garden at the Mannheim Luisenpark, Germany
An oasis of beauty and tranquility—the Garden of Beautiful Views
Above; First impression and entrance of the Chinese garden: the Arch of Honour
Top left inset; View of the Luisenpark Mannheim with radio tower.
Bottom right; One of the two lions, a female and a male, which guard the entrance.
BTy Gudrun Benz, Germany
he Luisenpark of Mannheim is a parkland of 42 hectares close to the city centre and offers many attractions to its citizens and visitors: a greenhouse with an aquarium, a terrarium, a cactus hall, a hall of subtropical and tropical
plants as well as a butterfly house. But the main at- traction is the “Chinese Garden of Beautiful Views” within the compounds of the park. This garden within the garden, built recently in 2001, extents over 5000
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