Orangery

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The Orangery is a historic, glass-fronted garden building traditionally used for cultivating citrus trees and exotic plants in a sheltered environment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Orangery canonical 2
Orangeries 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
garden building ⓘ
greenhouse-type building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque in many historic examples ⓘ
Neoclassical in many historic examples ⓘ
commonLocation botanical gardens ⓘ
formal gardens of large estates ⓘ
palace gardens ⓘ
culturalRole element of formal landscape design ⓘ
status symbol for wealthy estate owners ⓘ
developedFrom earlier greenhouse concepts ⓘ
environmentType controlled microclimate ⓘ
frost-free space ⓘ
feature heating systems in many historic examples ⓘ
high ceilings ⓘ
large glazed doors ⓘ
roof lanterns in some designs ⓘ
rows of potted trees along interior walls ⓘ
stone or tiled floors ⓘ
hasCharacteristic decorative architectural detailing ⓘ
glass-fronted façade ⓘ
large windows ⓘ
masonry walls on some sides ⓘ
sheltered interior environment ⓘ
south-facing orientation in many designs ⓘ
hasFunction cultivation of exotic plants ⓘ
protection of plants from cold weather ⓘ
hasMaterial brick ⓘ
glass ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction cultivation of citrus trees ⓘ
relatedTo conservatory ⓘ
greenhouse ⓘ
winter garden ⓘ
timePeriodOfPopularity 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
typicalPlantsGrown exotic ornamental plants ⓘ
lemon trees ⓘ
lime trees ⓘ
orange trees ⓘ
other citrus species ⓘ
tender shrubs ⓘ
usedFor cultivating fruit trees in tubs ⓘ
displaying ornamental plants ⓘ
extension of formal gardens ⓘ
overwintering tender plants ⓘ
social gatherings in garden settings ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holland Park → hasPart → Orangery ⓘ
Orangerie Kassel → category → Orangeries ⓘ
linked to: Orangery