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Gallery: Morikami Gardens, I

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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.

The Morikami Museum.

The Morikami Museum.

Chie No Wa Wisdom Ring. This is a replica of a stone lantern in Miyazu, Japan. It is a symbol dedicated to Monju, the Buddhist deity of Wisdom. Miyazu is the Japanese sister city of Delray Beach, Florida.

James and Hazel Gates Woodruff Memorial Bridge. This bridge marks the entrance to the Japanese gardens.

James and Hazel Gates Woodruff Memorial Bridge at Morikami Gardens.

Shinden Garden. Japanese aristocrats adapted Chinese garden design concepts that featured lakes and islands, often viewed from a boat.

Shinden Garden at Morikami Gardens.

Shinden Garden at Morikami Gardens.

Bridge at Morikami Gardens.

Kodai-mon, or ancient-style gate. This gate marks the entrance to Roji-en's historical gardens.

Kodai-mon at Morikami Gardens.

Bamboo Grove at Morikami Gardens.

Walkway at Morikami Gardens.

Paradise Garden. Such gardens exhibited the first step toward abstraction in Japanese garden design by incorporating the same elements as Shinden gardens, but on a smaller scale.

Tree branch in Paradise Garden.

Tree branch in Paradise Garden.

Paradise Garden at Morikami Gardens.

Paradise Garden at Morikami Gardens.

Paradise Garden at Morikami Gardens.

 

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