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 The
Enid A. Haupt Garden is a public garden in the Smithsonian
complex in Washington, D.C. Covering over four acres, it is
situated between the Castle and Independence Avenue and has
provided a welcomed respite for Smithsonian visitors and residents
of Washington since it opened in 1987 as part of the redesigned
Castle quadrangle.
While wandering its brick paths, admiring the parterre
and hanging baskets, or splashing in the fountains, few
visitors to the Haupt garden realize that they are standing
on the roofs of the National
Museum of African Art, the Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery, and the S.
Dillon Ripley Center (International Gallery).
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In celebration of America's bicentennial, a parterre, inspired
by a design from the 1876 Centennial Exposition's Horticultural
Hall in Philadephia, was created behind the Smithsonian Castle
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The Moongate Garden, designed by architect Jean Paul Carlhian,
was inspired by the gardens and architecture of the Temple
of Heaven in Beijing, China. |
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The cast iron carriage gates at the Independence Avenue entrance
to the Enid A. Haupt garden were based on an 1849 drawing
by James Renwick, Jr., architect of the Smithsonian Institution
Castle. |
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Tours
of the Enid A. Haupt Garden will begin May 2008 through
the fall. Tours are every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Meet at the
south patio of Castle. 