Maze and Labyrinth/迷宫

感谢来自 gruppe F对ALA-Designdaily的分享。

gruppe F created a hedge maze and a paved stone labyrinth in the recreational park in Berlin-Marzahn as contributions to the Gardens of the World, representing exemplary aspects of European garden culture. By opposing maze and labyrinth, the creation offers two very different experiences to the visitor: one is an individual, introverted walk along the multiply wound line of the labyrinth that however finally leads to its ending, the other lies in the rather extroverted, communicative joy of passing through a maze with its side exits and dead ends where reaching the center always requires new decisions with each turn. The maze of hedgerows is inspired by the maze in the royal garden of Hampton Court near London. This maze was created at the turn of the 17th century and is viewed as one of the oldest and best preserved mazes of its kind throughout Europe. The ideal of the labyrinth is based on the gothic paved labyrinth of the Chartres cathedral in France which is over 700 years old. It served as a model for many more labyrinths in churches, which is why this type is also called the “Christian labyrinth”.