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L&L Luce&Light
National Archaeological Museum Gardens
National Archaeological Museum Gardens
Location
Athens, Greece
Application
Landscape
Light planning
NeaPolis Lighting
Landscape design
Ecoscapes Landscape Architecture
The garden at the front of one of the most visited museums in the
Greek capital – and in the world – is full of plants that figure in
Greek mythology. It is divided into three sections: botanical walks,
the “Arcadian landscape” and a small artificial hill crowned by a
1,300-year-old olive tree. The lighting design studio NeaPolis has lit
the latter’s foliage with three Stra 4.0 recessed uplights that can be
adjusted by remote control.
Scattered among the 6,000 and more native herbs, shrubs and trees
such as thyme, oregano, cypresses, myrtles and pomegranates,
almond trees, olive trees and vines, Bright fixtures are recessed into
the ground to light trunks or leaves.
The road leading to the entrance of the imposing neoclassical
building is marked out with drive-over Rondò step lights with radial
optics and a central tamper-resistant screw.
