Eyecatcher (landscape)
An eyecatcher is something artificial that has been placed in the landscape as a focal point to "catch the eye" or gain a viewer's attention.[1] It is used to decorate or ornament landscapes for aesthetic reasons, and are typically found in gardens, parks and the grounds of stately homes.[2] Many of these can be found in various forms.
Devices or objects
[edit]These can be anything but typically they tend to be
Or on a grander scale they can be structures such as a
- bridge over a river, a stream or lake as an ornamental feature
- conservatory - glasshouses, orangeries, vineries
- exedra
- folly[3]
- gloriettes
- grottoes
- mausoleums
- monopteros
- monuments (whether they commemorate anything or just for decoration)
- nymphaea
- pavilions
- reflecting pools
- shooting/hunting lodge
- summer houses
- temples (ornamental or not, as they may sometimes have more than aesthetic use)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eyecatcher - Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Eyecatcher - Designing Buildings". Institute of Historic Building Conservation | Conservation Wiki. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Folly | Garden Structures, Landscape Design & Decoration | Britannica". Britannica. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
