Mangoes,
bamboo, lotus flowers, coconut palms ... the typical flora of the Hindu
landscape have sprung up in the esplanade in front of the British
Museum, as magic of the living art, converting that open space into real
tropical heaven right in the heart of the British capital.
This original installation, directly inspired by the collections of the museum and of the Botanic Gardens, intent to show the rich variety of plants and trees that grow in India, and their direct connections with the traditional culture of the country. Through the path surrounded by leafy vegetation, the visitors can observer from the rocky ambience of the Himalayas till the tropical splendour of exuberance of the south of India. Quite an ingenious idea to create the Indian jungle right amongst the hustle and bustle of one of the world's most cosmopolitan and busiest cities. Inside the museum is the exhibition 'Garden & Cosmos', where 56 paintings of the royal court, unedited; none of which had been seen in Europe before, from the collection of Mehrangarh Museum Trust of Jodhpur, . In these the richness of the jungle forest of Rajastan region is reproduced The most distinctive species can also be admired in the exterior. Until the 27th of September. I wished to find a picture of the finished garden but got only this one when they began to work on it.  |
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