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At
one
time
Venice
was
surrounded
by
green
fields,
the
squares
of
the
city
were
used
for
growing
or
grazing
of
animals
(hence
the
origin
of
the
name
Campo),
but
over
the
centuries,
these
areas
have
been
gradually
covered
by
paving
stones.
Nowadays
the
public
gardens
area
is
not
very
extensive,
it
is
about
120,500
square
meters
divided
into
six
gardens
scattered
around
the
city.
These
parks
are:
St.
Helena,
Napoleon
Gardens,
Groggia
Gardens,
Savorgnan
Park,
Papadopoli
Gardens
and
the
Royal
Gardens.
Like
any
park,
the
Giardini
Real
offers
complete
relaxation
and
enjoyment
of
the
beautiful
greenery.
It
is
our
favorite
place
because
the
park
is
just
a
short
walk
away
from
St
Marks
square.
We
enjoy
having
a
coffee
to
go
or
a
spritz
sitting
on
a
nearby
bench
and
watching
exotic
plants
and
listening
to
the
birds
singing.
The
Royal
Gardens
of
Venice
originate
from
the
Napoleonic
reform
project
of
the
Marciana
Area
with
the
decision,
sanctioned
on
11
January
1807
by
the
decree
of
Napoleon
Bonaparte,
to
allocate
the
New
Procuratie
as
the
seat
of
the
Palazzo
della
Corona.
The
architect
Giovanni
Antonio
Antolini,
called
to
Venice
in
1806,
presented
the
first
plans
for
the
residence:
a
new
building
overlooking
the
San
Marco
Basin,
which
will
not
be
built,
and
a
garden
in
the
space
between
the
Procuratie
and
the
Lagoon,
in
the
place
of
the
fourteenth-century
granaries
of
Terranova.
Thus
arose
the
idea
of
building
the
Giardini
Reali
which
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
Doge's
Palace
offered
the
escape
of
the
courtiers
into
the
splendor
of
greenery.
Many
famous
architects
participated
in
the
development
of
the
park
and
each
of
them
enriched
it
with
his
idea.
Shortly
after
Antolini,
Viceroy
Eugène
de
Beauharnais
changed
Antolini's
approach
by
deciding
to
build
a
new
monumental
building:
the
so-called
Napoleonic
Wing
(Ala
Napoleonica)
with
lush
gardens.
After
that,
in
1810,
the
architect
Giuseppe
Maria
Soli
began
the
first
interventions
in
the
garden
by
building
a
stone
fence
and
a
wooden
bridge
to
allow
access
from
the
Palace.
After
the
return
of
the
Austrians
in
1814,
the
architect
Lorenzo
Santi
became
the
director
of
works
of
the
Royal
Palace.
He
made
several
significant
alterations
so
that
In
1815
the
garden
was
isolated
from
the
city
with
the
demolition
of
the
bridges
over
the
Rio
della
Luna,
thus
interrupting
the
connection
with
Calle
Vallaresso,
while
direct
access
from
the
building
was
confirmed
with
a
drawbridge
over
the
internal
stream,
thus
also
allowing
the
transit
of
gondolas.
The
entire
area
was
surrounded
by
a
stone
balustrade,
and
in
1816,
between
the
garden
and
the
shore
leading
to
the
Piazzetta
di
San
Marco,
a
majestic
iron
gate
was
placed
by
the
blacksmiths
Pietro
Acerboni
and
Daniele
Pellanda.
Santi
gave
complete
shape
to
the
garden
by
outlining
a
tree-lined
avenue
overlooking
the
Basin
of
San
Marco,
"Italian-style"
geometric
parterres
and
two
"English-style"
groves
at
the
ends,
whose
trees,
flowering
plants
and
potted
citrus
fruits
came
from
the
Royal
Park
of
Stra.
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