Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Dominique Girard

  • The Nymphenburg Garden of Munich

    The Nymphenburg Garden in Munich, Germany, was established in the late 17th century as part of the Nymphenburg Palace complex. Commissioned by the Elector Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, it was initially designed in a strict Baroque style by Charles Carbonet and Dominique Girard. It evolved into a Romantic landscape park under Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell in the early 19th century, blending formal geometry with naturalistic elements such as winding paths, lakes,…