Mazes are as old as humanity, with labyrinths etched into rocks 2,500 years before the birth of Christ. But according to Henry Eliot we’re living in a golden age of mazes.
This week, we follow Eliot as he explores labyrinths from the myth of Daedelus to the gardens of Longleat. Charting a path from the top of Crystal Palace park to the depths of Warren Street underground station in London, we hear how modern designers have given mazes a new dimension, why they are places where you can become both lost and found, and the inspiration they have offered writers from Raymond Queneau to Jorge Luis Borges.
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