ɪtˈæliən ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts hɐdbɪn skˈɛtʃɪŋ kənsˈɛptʃuːəl ɡˈɑːɹdən lˈæbɚɹˌɪnθs æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ænd hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv mˈeɪzᵻz wɜː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɪkstiːnθ ænd ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.
Italian architects had been sketching conceptual garden labyrinths as early as 1460, and hundreds of mazes were constructed in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.