WORLD HERITAGE: The Garden Kingdom

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THE GARTENREICH DESSAU-WÖRLITZ

Beautiful castles and dreamlike parks from the 18th century

The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, located in Saxony-Anhalt in the Middle Elbe Region, is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning from the Age of the Enlightenment in the 18th century. Its diverse components – the outstanding buildings, English-style landscaped parks and gardens, and subtly modified expanses of agricultural land – served aesthetic, educational, and economic purposes in an exemplary manner.

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
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UK: Sounds of Blossom

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In collaboration with the Royal College of Music, Sounds of Blossom will bring the spring blooms to life. Music students from the college have composed new music, commissioned by Kew and inspired by the glory of spring. These new compositions will be played around the Gardens in Kew’s blossom hotspots. 

Sounds of Blossom

Meet the Sounds of Blossom composers

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