Description of the attraction
The English park is located on the shores of a lake in Geneva and is made in an English traditional style. The essence of this style is reflected in the smooth straight alleys, white stone sculptures and special tree planting. Several busts and a magnificent fountain by A. André have been installed in the park. A detailed map of Switzerland is shown on one of the two huge boulders that protrude from the surface of the lake.
The famous flower clock - one of the symbols of the city - is also located in the English Park. Even in Ancient Greece, the idea of a flower clock was born: in various plants, flowers open and close at different times of the day, which means that you can pick up plants so that you can roughly determine the time by their flowering. The idea to recreate such a clock came to Karl Linnaeus. Linnaeus sought to interest students in the biological rhythms of plants and flowers. Long before that, the scientist carefully studied floristry, about which a scientific book was even written.
In 1903, the first Geneva flower clock was installed - a copy of the design of Linnaeus. And this is not just a decoration - an arrow moves in them. The whole mechanism is hidden under the flower arrangement, and the dial is the flower bed itself. The modern clock located in the park was installed in 1955 and has a diameter of 5 meters. Every year, the "design" of the watch changes and for this, 6500 varieties of colors are used, moreover, every month the color palette changes completely.
The flower clock in Geneva is also notable for the fact that it reminds of the recognized primacy of the city in the Swiss watch industry and demonstrates a specific combination of elements of technology, design and gardening.
Reviews
| All reviews 5 potters elisey 2012-26-03 12:28:33 PM
English park and flower clock. There is a wonderful English Park in Geneva, and I was there.
I was especially interested in the watch made of flowers.
great park.
