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American Gardens

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American Gardens Terraces
Photo: Adina Wasicsek, CC BY-SA, Outdooractive Editors

The "American Gardens" are located on terraced land and are a valuable example of modernism with elements of historicism, placed under preventive protection since 2016.

The American gardens were built in the first half of the 20th century in honour of Hilda von Hortenau, originally from Opatija, by her husband, the Hungarian Mihaly Pal Kuczor. The gardens owe their name to the continent on which Kuczor created his business empire by selling Szegedi paprika.

The gardens have a terrace-like relief with a beautiful view of the Kvaerner Bay. Because the gardener's house was built long before all the other buildings, there is an obvious and much expressed sense and understanding of landscape architecture and horticulture.

The gardens are planted with numerous species including camphor, eucalyptus, camellias, gardenias, magnolias, Australian agaves, thousands of roses, Vitis Vinifera and, not least, paprika.

Interestingly, the impressive ruins of Šišina mirina were preserved because Kuczor was allowed to buy the land only if he kept the ruins.

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45.329559, 14.298620

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45°19'46.4"N 14°17'55.0"E

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33T 445038 5019800

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