allée

l'allée (FR N-F) landscaped path bordered with parallel rows of trees, shrubs, or other greenery; (arch) hall, passageway. The allée began in Renaissance Italy as a frame for spatial organization of a new formal style of garden. In France, it became its own landscape element, used for promenading and games, sometimes extending beyond the wall of the enclosing garden. Many smaller French roadways to this day retain parallel rows of tall trees on either side, which add to the sense of really…