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A wide range of garden types exists. Below is a list of examples.

By country of origin

The Orangerie in the Gardens of Versailles with the Pièce d’Eau des Suisses in the background (French formal garden)
Stourhead (1741-80) (English garden)
Jardín del Generalife de Granada (Spanish garden)
Reflection of the Bagh-e Narenjestan (orange garden) and the Khaneh Ghavam (Ghavam house) at Shiraz, Iran (Persian garden)
Mughal gardens at Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Nishat Bagh, terrace garden at Srinagar, India (Mughal Gardens)
The Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, China (created in 1559) shows all the elements of a classical Chinese garden – water, architecture, vegetation, and rocks
Ryoan-ji (late 15th century) in Kyoto, Japan, the most famous example of a Zen rock garden
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
Labyrinth maze of Barvaux, Durbuy, Belgium
Parc de Bagatelle, a rose garden in Paris
Roof garden on the top deck of a multi-storey car park, Edgedale Neighbourhood, Punggol, Singapore

By historical empire

In religion

Other

See also