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An eyecatcher is something artificial that has been placed in the landscape as a focal point to "catch the eye" or gain a viewer's attention. It is used to decorate or ornament landscapes for aesthetic reasons, and are typically found in gardens, parks and the grounds of stately homes. Many of these can be found in various forms.

Devices or objects

These can be anything but typically they tend to be

• boulders
• rockery
• trees

Or on a grander scale they can be structures such as a

• bridge over a river, a stream or lake as an ornamental feature
• conservatory - glasshouses, orangeries, vineries
• exedra
• folly
• gloriettes
• grottoes
  • shell grottos
• mausoleums
• monopteros
• monuments (whether they commemorate anything or just for decoration)
• nymphaea
• pavilions
• reflecting pools
• shooting/hunting lodge
• summer houses
• temples (ornamental or not, as they may sometimes have more than aesthetic use)

See also

• List of garden features

References

1. "Eyecatcher - Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. "Eyecatcher - Designing Buildings". Institute of Historic Building Conservation | Conservation Wiki. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
3. "Folly | Garden Structures, Landscape Design & Decoration | Britannica". Britannica. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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