… Even after Louisiana became a U.S. territory, the Creoles kept the new Americans out of the French Quarter. So the latter built their own neighborhood, which came to be called the Garden District, just south of the French Quarter. Unlike the cramped French Quarter, it was a spacious, open area with elegant Greek Revival homes set in beautiful gardens. It remains New Orleans' most exclusive residential area. … *Some of the terms mentioned in the "Garden District" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… ルイジアナがアメリカ領になっても,クレオールたちは新参者のアメリカ人をこのフレンチ・クオーターから締め出した。そこで後者は,この外,南側に〈ガーデン・ディストリクト〉と呼ばれるようになる彼ら自身の居住区をつくった。それは狭いフレンチ・クオーターと違って広々と開けた区域で,美しい庭の中に〈ギリシア復興〉式の家が品良く建ち,いまでもニューオーリンズの最も高級な住宅地となっている。… ※「ガーデン・ディストリクト」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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