
Patte d`oie describes a design whereby three, four, or five straight roads or paths radiate out from a central point, so called from its resemblance to a goose`s foot. Common in French formal gardens, the patte d`oie may have originated in town planning schemes where roads converged onto a single space or feature, such as the Piazza del Pòpolo......
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three radiating garden avenues; named after a goose's foot.
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