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Information: A costly but useless structure, often a tower or sham Gothic or classical ruin in a landscaped park, intended to enhance the view or picturesque effect.
Désert de Retz Désert de Retz: Description and photographs of a romantic 18th-century folly garden near Paris, with a chronology and bibliography of its creator François Racine de Monville, by Ronald Kenyon. (Follies) http://www.geocities.com/Paris/6093/
Anglo-Chinese Gardens Anglo-Chinese Gardens: Dominique Césari describes the 18th-century fashion which spread from England to other European countries for parks set with small ornamental buildings. Photographs, descriptions and bibliography. (Follies) http://perso.club-internet.fr/cesarigd/parcsafabriques/
Additional
Information: A costly but useless structure, often a tower or sham Gothic or classical ruin in a landscaped park, intended to enhance the view or picturesque effect.
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