Glossary · O
Orangery
Also called orangeries, orangerie
A building with tall south-facing windows in which orange and lemon trees grown in tubs were kept over the winter; at Versailles a vaulted gallery under the terrace (1684–86).
See also: Conservatory
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of French formal garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Opus mixtum · Opus quadratum · Opus reticulatum · Opus testaceum · Orchestra · Order · Organic architecture · Oriel