outdoor mirror maze

Outdoor Mirror maze

Distorted Depth Perception: The reflections can distort depth perception, leading to confusion about how far away walls or openings are. This makes it hard to judge distances accurately. Lack of Clear Pathways: In a mirror maze, there are often numerous paths that look similar.

History of the mirror maze

In the Beginning
The first Mirror maze was believed to be made by Peter Stuyvesant. His inspiration came from a visit to the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, Yvelines, France. The Palace had a Hall of Mirrors that was built in 1689.

Upon returning to New Amsterdam (now known as New York), he constructed a mirror maze and charged one Dutch Gulden to enter.

The First Patent

The first patent for a mirror maze was granted to Gustav Castan of Berlin, Germany. He opened his first maze in 1873. Here’s a look at the first patent:

Most mirror mazes were part of traveling carnivals. In fact, in the 1800s, there were only two permanent Mirror Mazes in the entire world. One was located in Switzerland and the other in the Czech Republic.

By 1900s, there were more mirror mazes in the United States than any other country in the world.

mazes improve the cognitive skills of children. They work like brain-boosting exercises. While solving them, makes them think, reason, and remember. Simultaneously achieving all of these sharpens their memory, builds their focus, and increases the concentration level of their minds to a great extent.