Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Volume LIX
Written by Ileana Maria PANŢU
In France, the period after the Second World War represents an important phase in the evolution of public parks. This paper analyzes this period and its influence in Romania. After the long stagnation caused by the Great Depression and the world wars, French landscape architecture recovered during the time known as the Glorious Thirties (1945-1975). On account of re-assigning urban parks and gardens as "green space", urban landscape projects suffered from an acute lack of specific planning. As a result, new city parks displayed merely the attempt to green up interstitial "open space", by working around the general city plan. The most important French park from this period is the vast Floral Park in Bois de Vincennes, Eastern Paris. It was designed by Daniel Colin as a large flower expo, within the new French landscape garden style established by Alphand. In spite of the prestige and artistry of the project, Floral Park remains a display of spectacular flower species, closer to a botanical expo. However, its resounding success set a new trend in landscape design worldwide: the floralies. Romania also knew this influence, which led to the display of extensive floral designs in public parks.
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