Arched Bridge and Stone Lanten, at Sansho-En, the Japanes Garden, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
Sansho-en is a Japanese-style garden that reaches across three islands and encompasses the surrounding lake. It is a place of serene beauty, designed for quiet contemplation and appreciating nature throughout the seasons. Dedicated in 1982, the 17-acre garden was developed to provide an opportunity for Chicago Botanic Garden visitors to experience one of the great horticultural art forms of the world without leaving the Midwest. Designed in the stroll style (kaiyushiki), Sansho-en is intended to be viewed while walking, as if on a journey. As you travel through the garden, carefully composed views unfold along a winding path. Scene after scene is revealed and then concealed, only to be rediscovered later from a different viewpoint. A walk through Sansho-en reveals a collection of smaller gardens and classic elements from several historical Japanese garden styles. In Sansho-en you can experience contemplative dry gardens, an intimate moss garden, cool woodland gardens and a distant paradise garden, all in one visit. This wooden bridge symbolically marks your journey from the everyday world to a garden paradise. Its design was inspired by the elegant bridge of historic Ritsurin Park in Shikoku, Japan.
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Location: Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, United States,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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