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The French Garden (german: Französischer Garten) in 
Its current appearance is no longer that of a true
The French Garden in Celle
{{Coord, 52, 37, 14.9, N, 10, 4, 58.5, E, dim:500_type:landmark_region:DE-NI, display=title Parks in Germany, Celle, Franzosischer Garten Celle Protected areas of Lower Saxony
The French Garden (german: Französischer Garten) in Celle
Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
, in the German
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state of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, is a public park
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in the south of the historic old town or ''Altstadt''. On both sides of a straight avenue of lime trees forming its east–west axis are flowerbeds, lawns, copses and a pond with a fountain.
Its current appearance is no longer that of a true French Garden
The French formal garden, also called the (), is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. Its epitome is generally considered to be the Gardens of Versailles designed during the 17th century by the ...
, but rather that of an English Garden
The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...
. Laid out towards the end of the 17th century as a Baroque
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courtyard and leisure garden by French gardeners, Perronet and Dahuron, the gardens were given their present shape in the mid-19th century based on plans by the inspector of gardens, Schaumburg.
The French Garden in Celle is a protected historic garden.
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The French Garden in Celle
{{Coord, 52, 37, 14.9, N, 10, 4, 58.5, E, dim:500_type:landmark_region:DE-NI, display=title Parks in Germany, Celle, Franzosischer Garten Celle Protected areas of Lower Saxony