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Introduction to the History of Baroque Gardens in Rijeka – Investors, Origin and Design

The first occurrences of gardens in Rijeka were noted in the late middle ages primarily within the monastery complexes, since the city’s thick urban fabric had not allowed space for gardens near private housing. Only in the 18th century, with the expansion outside the city walls, a number of suburban gardens were established surrounding houses and villas in the city’s vicinity. The archival sources from this period document a large number of gardens which mainly had economic purpose, being used for growing crops and vegetables. The largest ones could be found north and northwest of the city and belonged to the villas Androcha-Adamić, Meynier, and Troyer, most of which had landscape design gardens with planted crops. The houses aligned along Ciotta street had notably French parterre gardens in the back yards but were also used for economy, as was documented by the plan of the Gerliczy Palace and its garden in 1780. Similarly, there was a large parterre garden in the sugar refinery complex at Ponsal, far west from the city, which boasted lavish countryside infrastructure. The development of the baroque gardens in Rijeka continued well into the 19th century, but regrettably, none of these gardens has been preserved.

Rijeka, architecture, baroque gardens, 18th century, palaces, houses, villas

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