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GLORIETTE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
CONT

A gloriette (from the 12th century French for "little glory") is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a pavilion or tempietto, more or less open on the sides.

CONT

eye-catcher: A decorative building usually built on an eminence in a park to terminate a view or otherwise punctuate a layout, sometimes quite large, e.g. the Gloriette at Schönbrunn which gave its name to such constructions in Austria and Germany. In English CI8 landscape parks it was sometimes a sham-ruin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Pavillon ouvert, belvédère, dans un parc [...]

OBS

Par exemple : la gloriette du parc de Schönbrunn, en Autriche.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
DEF

A folly, ruin, temple, or other structure in a landscape, such as a gloriette, drawing the eye to a desired point.

CONT

Eye catcher. A decorative building usually built on an eminence in a park to terminate a view or otherwise punctuate a layout, sometimes quite large, e.g. the Gloriette at Schönbrunn which gave its name to such constructions in Austria and Germany. In English CI8 landscape parks it was sometimes a sham-ruin.

OBS

Eye-catcher is the generic term that includes structures such as gloriette, folly, temple, etc.

Key term(s)
  • eye catcher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Pavillon ouvert, belvédère, dans un parc [...]

OBS

Par exemple : la gloriette du parc de Schönbrunn, en Autriche.

OBS

Le terme anglais «eye-catcher» a un sens plus large que «gloriette» en français.

Spanish

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