The Echternach Orangery and its gardens were planned by the architect Leopold Durant for Abbot Grégoire Schouppe in 1735. It is usually customary to be able to see the gate of the garden from the entrance of the main building. However, this was not possible here because the city wall prevented this construction. The wrought-iron gate shows an oval at the top, in which the abbot's coat of arms was inserted. The grille was badly damaged during the Second World War and then painstakingly restored by hand by a Luxembourg blacksmith. Not only the portal but also the fountain were a sign of great refinement in the 18th century. Where the lawns are now, there used to be fruit trees, the fruits of which were stored in the basement of the orangery. In front of the facade of the building you can admire four statues that represent the four seasons, but these are only copies, because the originals are in the main building. The facade was not initially painted white as it is today, but red. In this way, the sun's rays were stored in winter so that the room did not cool down completely at night.
The name “orangery” comes from orange because the orange trees were kept there in winter on the ground floor. These exotic fruit trees were also viewed as objects of luxury and prestige, as was the fountain.