The Casino Gardens and Terraces are public gardens that surround the Monte Carlo Casino in the Monte Carlo district of Monaco. The gardens contain lawns and fountains and a "Little Africa" garden. At the bottom of the terraces is Victor Vasarely's artwork Hexa Grace, made of multi coloured tiles.[1] The gardens were founded in the late 19th century and formed the largest public space in Monaco in the 1950s.[2] The gardens are frequently used to display large public artworks.[3] The gardens were designed by the architect Edouard André. The original designs for the garden incorporated waterfalls stretching down a slope to terminate in a pond amidst sunken gardens. The trees washingtonia robusta and brachychiton populneus are prominent in the gardens.[1]

A 1959 report on the gardens noted a long avenue of palm trees, in addition to flower beds, bottle trees, and cacti thriving in the frost free subtropic environment.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gardens". Visit Monaco - Casino Gardens. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b United States. Agricultural Research Service (1959). ARS 34. pp. 47–.
  3. ^ David C. King (2008). Monaco. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-7614-2567-0.

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