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L'escargot de Buzon
📍 Langres, Haute-Marne
· Faubourg de Buzon, 52200 Langres
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SITE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE DANGER OF FALLING BRANCHES OR TREES (Danger of ash blight and bark beetle attack).
In the southern part of the Haut-Marnais region (from the Côte d'Or to the Haute-Saône), there are some fifteen dry-stone aediculae, commonly known as "Escargots". Stemming from the tradition of older "labyrinth-buttes", the "Escargots" are truncated cone-shaped and support successive terraces on their periphery, or more generally a spiral path running from base to summit.
These "Escargots" appeared after the French Revolution in the English gardens of the region, in the same way and for the same purpose as the garden factories that were very much in vogue at the time. They would develop in the southern Haute-Marne region throughout the 19th century, in parallel with the fashion for English gardens, before disappearing with them at the beginning of the following century, gradually giving way to the fashion for landscaped parks, in the Langres region as elsewhere.
Snails" are original additions to the vernacular heritage of the Langres region, reflecting the tastes and landscape entertainments of the Romantic period. Whether playful or functional, the "Escargots" all have a belvedere-shaped top, which could be the occasion for original views.
In the southern part of the Haut-Marnais region (from the Côte d'Or to the Haute-Saône), there are some fifteen dry-stone aediculae, commonly known as "Escargots". Stemming from the tradition of older "labyrinth-buttes", the "Escargots" are truncated cone-shaped and support successive terraces on their periphery, or more generally a spiral path running from base to summit.
These "Escargots" appeared after the French Revolution in the English gardens of the region, in the same way and for the same purpose as the garden factories that were very much in vogue at the time. They would develop in the southern Haute-Marne region throughout the 19th century, in parallel with the fashion for English gardens, before disappearing with them at the beginning of the following century, gradually giving way to the fashion for landscaped parks, in the Langres region as elsewhere.
Snails" are original additions to the vernacular heritage of the Langres region, reflecting the tastes and landscape entertainments of the Romantic period. Whether playful or functional, the "Escargots" all have a belvedere-shaped top, which could be the occasion for original views.
