A row of trees on a road, Tournissan, France
Parade of plane trees leading to the village of Tournissan in the south of france. Many countries today use the French term “allée” – generally translated as “avenue” in English – to designate a road lined with trees which have been deliberately planted at regular intervals on either side of the roadway, be it a pathway in a park, an urban thoroughfare or a country road. These “allées” became inextricably linked with the formal, “French” style of garden design, which used them lavishly to emphasise the main lines of the composition and to guide the eye towards a chosen focal point. These routes from the 17th century lead to the birth of the “boulevard” – a term which had its origins in military engineering but now took on a new meaning, designating a tree-lined promenade around the outskirts of a town or city.
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