In the immediate proximity of homes, gardens were important providers of shade for humans and livestock. Pleasure gardens as part of palace grounds enhanced prestige. As part of the temple grounds they symbolized the cosmos. The Garden of Eden is a mythological invention (Gen 2,8; 2,15). Gardens were depicted in reliefs (Assyria) and wall pai…
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Renger, Johannes (Berlin),
Carroll-Spillecke, Maureen (Cologne) and
Egelhaaf-Gaiser, Ulrike (Potsdam),
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