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Famous Mazes & Labyrinths
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Maze / Labyrinth↕ | Location↕ | Type↕ | Year Created↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hampton Court Maze | England | Hedge maze | 1690 | Most famous hedge maze in the world, commissioned by William III, trapezoid shape, visitors get genuinely lost |
Labyrinth of Crete (Knossos) | Greece (mythological) | Mythological labyrinth | ~1500 BC (myth) | Built by Daedalus for King Minos, Minotaur imprisoned inside, Theseus used Ariadne's thread to escape |
Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth | France | Floor labyrinth | 1205 | Medieval walking meditation, single unicursal path, 861-foot walk to center, pilgrimage substitute for Jerusalem |
The Maze at Longleat | England | Hedge maze | 1975 | Largest hedge maze in Britain, 1.69 miles of paths, six bridges for aerial views, 16,000 English yews |
Reignac-sur-Indre Sunflower Maze | France | Crop maze | 1996 (annual) | Largest plant maze in the world by area, changes design yearly, sunflowers instead of corn |
Villa Pisani Labyrinth | Italy | Hedge maze | 1720 | Napoleon himself reportedly got lost in it, tower in center as the goal, one of Italy's finest garden mazes |
Ashcombe Maze | Australia | Hedge maze | 1970s | Oldest hedge maze in Australia, includes a lavender maze and rose maze, Mornington Peninsula attraction |
Peace Maze | Northern Ireland | Hedge maze | 2001 | Largest permanent hedge maze in Europe, symbolizes the Northern Ireland peace process, 3,147 yew trees |
Richardson Corn Maze | USA (Illinois) | Corn maze | Annual since 2001 | Regularly breaks world records for largest corn maze, new design every year, 28 acres at peak |
Masone Labyrinth | Italy | Bamboo maze | 2015 | Largest maze in the world (7 hectares), made of 200,000 bamboo plants, art collection inside, Franco Maria Ricci's dream |
The Shining Maze | Fictional (Overlook Hotel) | Hedge maze (film set) | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick's iconic film, Jack chasing Danny through the snow, not in Stephen King's novel, pop culture legend |
Dole Pineapple Garden Maze | USA (Hawaii) | Garden maze | 1998 | Guinness World Record for largest botanical maze (1998-2001), pineapple-themed, Hawaiian hibiscus plants |
Schönbrunn Palace Maze | Austria | Hedge maze | 1720 (restored 1999) | Habsburg imperial gardens, original maze destroyed in 1892, faithfully rebuilt, Vienna tourist attraction |
Barvaux Labyrinth | Belgium | Hedge maze | 1980s | Located in Belgian Ardennes, seasonal, combines maze with forest walk, family adventure destination |
Pineapple Garden Maze (Wahiawa) | USA (Hawaii) | Living plant maze | 2008 | Redesigned successor with over 14,000 Hawaiian plants, 3.11 miles of paths through tropical flora |
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