a most unusual place
a fin-de-siecle orientalist folly, est. 1909
andalusian garden experience
modeled on the Alhambra & Generalife palaces in Granada
designed by architect Jef Huygh
Antwerpen, Belgium
for inquiries, contact bv Francis Laleman
A unique heritage orientalist folly in Antwerpen, Belgium. Designed and built in 1909 with decorative elements taken from the Alhambra and the Generalife gardens in Granada - and from palaces and riads in Marrakech and Fes. Situated in a quiet residential neighbourhood, just a 10 mins. tramride away from the centre of Antwerpen, its museums, galleries and shopping extravaganzas.
The walled garden, with a large fish pond and an aviary with finches, doves, quails, and bantam chickens, was originally designed to represent paradise. The veranda, with 16 pointed arches, is decorated with Arabic calligraphy proclaiming - in Almohad style - the invincibility of God. Today, the garden contains a unique collection of 100+ species of ferns, dotted with wild geraniums.
