Labyrinth

English: In colloquial English the terms "maze" and "labyrinth" are synonymous. Some scholars, notably Hermann Kern, draw a distinction, using "labyrinth" for unicursal patterns with a single unbranching path leading to the center, and "maze" for branching, multi-cursal patterns with dead-ends or alternative routes that may be taken.

Українська: Лабіринт

Español: laberinto

Unicursal labyrinths

Diagrams

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  Redrawn version of a carved Renaissance gem showing the Minotaur at center of labyrinth
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  "Medieval" labyrinth diagram
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  "Classical" labyrinth diagram
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  Caerdroia diagram
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  A triple-spiral labyrinth
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  Variant of triple-spiral labyrinth
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  classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in square form
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  classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in semi-round form
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  classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in round form
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  classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in circular disc
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  path through classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth
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  Radial labyrinth
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  One method of drawing a half-round classical labyrinth

Photos

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  Lucca
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  Lucca
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  Alkborough, North Lincolnshire, UK
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  Rocky Valley, Tintagel, Cornwall, UK
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  Wing, Rutland, UK
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  "City of Troy" maze, Dalby, Yorkshire, UK
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  Seaton Labyrinth, Seaton, Devon, UK
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  Saffron Walden, Essex, UK (diagram)
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  Pillar at centre of Hilton turf maze
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  Labyrinth made with burning tealights in the Holy Cross Church in Frankfurt am Main-Bornheim
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  14th century plan of walls of Jericho
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  Hemet, California petroglyph
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  Photo of Chartres cathedral floor Labyrinth
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  Boston College Memorial Labyrinth
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  Erie, Pennsylvania
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  St. Lambertus, Mingolsheim
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  The labyrinth in Holy Spirit Seminary, Hong Kong
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  Nijmegen, stereo photo
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  Classical labyrinth
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  National Theatre (Budapest)2002
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  Edinburgh labyrinth, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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  Labyrinth at the Chapel of St. Basil in Houston, Tx
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  Labyrinth in the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium
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  Classical seven-circuit labyrinth in East Hardwick, Vermont
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  Italy

Mazes

Diagrams

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  a maze
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  a maze
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  a maze
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  Graph-theory diagram
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  A simple hand drawn maze
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  Design based on a classical labyrinth, but technically a maze
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  plan of Loops and Traps Maze Ridgewood, NJ 2008

Photos

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  hedge maze in Aschaffenburg
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  a hedge maze
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  Probably not a maze!
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  Labyrinth for children in a Frankfurt playground
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  Labyrinth of villa Pisani, Stra, Venice
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  Labyrinth of villa Pisani, Stra, Venice - 2
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  Labyrinth of villa Pisani, Stra, Venice - 3
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  Inside the labyrinth of villa Pisani, Stra, Venice - 4
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  Glendurgan hedge maze overview
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  Glendurgan
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  Vancouver hedge maze
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  Longleat Hedge Maze
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  Garden plan of Chateau de Choisy (more of a spiral path than a labyrinth)
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  Magnolia SC
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  A hand made dense maze
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  Heidelberg
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  Garden maze
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  Keukenhof