Programska knjižica - Hrvatsko filozofsko društvo

fundamental rule of defining the urban layout. Although the ecological conditions
of the lagoon were hostile for the purpose of setting up gardens, the latter
have become an inescapable element of the city’s image.
With regard to introducing ‘the other’ nature into a city, Venice is thus
counterpointed with Petrić’s La città felice. Petrić’s statement of the essential
elements of living and ideal coexistence consistently leads the author to negate
certain components of living, such as a garden, which from the classical times
on was primarily reserved for the elite, for whom Petrić designs his happy
city.
Key words: Petrić, city, garden, nature, Venice, visual message