“The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it; tranquilizes it and yet enlivens it; and thus, through the influence of the mind over the body gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigoration to the whole system.”

Frederick Law Olmsted

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About Frederick Law Olmsted

Landscape Architect American

Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneering American landscape architect, journalist, and social critic, widely considered the father of his profession. He is most famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his...

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