An afternoon walk in Prague
(...continued) The illusion of mystery of mystery and uncertainty is further enhanced by the numerous illusionary hints suggesting the wall might be penetrable by secret corridors or passageways. The artificial rock fits in naturally with the aviary, which also lends an important acoustic feature to the garden. All these - the joining of real living and artificial nature, the juxtaposition of contrasts, the creation of illusion and the placement of bizarre details - are stylistic and creative principles of the mannerist or early baroque garden conceived on the model of Italian gardens.