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Marić, Mara; Šćitaroci, Mladen Obad
Studies in the history of gardens & designed landscapes, 10/2019, Letnik: 39, Številka: 4Journal Article
Lokrum is an island lying 600 m off the Old Town of Dubrovnik. Lokrum is well known for its cultivated plants shaped by man into a distinctive cultural scenery--a harmonious blend of architecture, landscape architecture, and autochthonous plants. In 1859, Lokrum became the property of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph I von Habsburg, who became the Emperor of Mexico in 1864. Lokrum was his favorite residence and, after his departure to Mexico, even more so. Maximilian’s idea was to convert the entire island into a unique garden imbued with elements of a botanical garden, in other words to try to acclimatize various exotic species.
