*3.3. Thesis No 3: Eye-Catchers Are Predominantly Architectural Structures*

Eye-catchers applied as terminal points of planned visual axes of castle gardens are architectural or artistic works that draw attention even from a greater distance. They can be identified and classified (Figure 4).

**Figure 4.** Graphical representation of the main eye-catcher types defined during the Transylvanian Castel Garden Research and its numbers.

The eye-catchers applied most frequently in the castle gardens are:

• Sacred features/eye-catchers (church towers, burial monuments, tombs, memorial places, crypts, gloriettes, tempiettos, obelisks, etc.), altogether 51 (Figure 5);


**Figure 5.** Sacred eye-catchers: Bethlen Family Crypt, Nagyteremi (Tirimia, RO) (**a**); Memorial urn of József Teleki, Gernyeszeg (Gornesti, RO) (**b**); Pyramidal tomb of the Kemény Family, Csombord (Ciumbrud, RO) (**c**); Photos by Fekete, A, 2013 (**a**), 2016 (**b**), 2017 (**c**).

*3.4. Thesis No 4: Due to the Scarce Sources in Garden History, Garden Reconstruction Is Rarely a Feasible Option in Carpathian Basin. Other Types of Research-Based Design Approaches Have to Be Defined in Order to Ensure the Authentic and Value Preservation Oriented Historic Garden Renewals*

On the basis of the information available on the garden, the relevant heritage conservation principles, and the user needs, we have distinguished the following garden reconstruction categories for historic gardens:

