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The present study presents the partial results of an eight year long research. The purpose of the research is the survey of the Transylvanian manor gardens and their analysis from the point of view of landscape history, and the compilation of a most comprehensive register of the Transylvanian manor gardens. The research is conducted by the Department of Garden and Open
Space Design within the Corvinus University of Budapest, and many other departments, experts and students participate in the work. The partial results presented in this study ensue from the examination of the visual connections found in 93 manor gardens, and they confirm the landscape design role of sights. These results confirm the fact that visual connections, as deliberate means of landscape design, were applied in Transylvanian landscape gardens as well in numerous places, and through their application a certain landscape fragment was determined for several decades or even centuries.
Keywords: Garden history, landscape architecture, visual connections, Transylvanian manor gardens, built heritage protection