Loci Amoeni: The Meaning and Aesthetics of Sites

The perception and aesthetic experience of places concerns the appreciation what is recognised as a site. It presupposes readability. A place here, surrounded by other, similar places, that are there. Beyond, elsewhere, there always hinterland: beyond my world, World. One can only imagine World, but World announce itself an aspect or element we effectively perceive, such view onto distance horizon. (meaningful) environment acquires, moreover, quality when successful structuring interplay Place suggests image to view: site exemplifying “topos” “lovely place,” locus amoenus: enclosed, secret garden (“paradise”), “House before Distant.”