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The garden built by Albrecht of Wallenstein was divided into several major parts. The part whose most important element is the artificial rock or dripstone wall was called the Secret or Secluded garden (giordino secreto or giardino segreto). This section created a secretive and mysterious area where elements of artificial and real living nature mingled and contrasted, where the feeling of uncertainty was heightened by the startling images of frogs, snakes, monsters and grotesquely formed faces and various kinds of animals hidden in the recesses of the dripstone wall. (continued...)
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