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[[File:Sunken Gardens Color.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Colorized and modified B&W photo of Sunken Gardens.]]
[[File:Sunken Gardens Color.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Colorized and modified B&W photo of Sunken Gardens.]]
Part of the [[Main Picture]], located between the [[Palace of Liberal Arts]] and the [[Palace of Mines and Metallurgy]], was a popular and romantic site, the Sunken Gardens.
Part of the [[Main Picture]], located between the [[Palace of Liberal Arts]] and the [[Palace of Mines and Metallurgy]], was a popular and romantic site, the Sunken Gardens.
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==



Revision as of 06:07, 10 November 2022

Colorized and modified B&W photo of Sunken Gardens.

Part of the Main Picture, located between the Palace of Liberal Arts and the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy, was a popular and romantic site, the Sunken Gardens.

Etymology

Before the Fair

Originally, the garden was a lake. Engineers drained it and added soil to form the Sunken Gardens.

Description

This was a grand place for weary Palace-goers to rest, relax, socialize or simply take in the seasonal beauty.  The Sunken Gardens was a small part of the 2,000,000 plants and trees that were planted for the Fair. 

It was told that the Chicago Columbian Exposition had several grand views of perfect beauty; many stated that the St. Louis Exposition had hundreds.

After the Fair

After the Fair, the lake was again dug out and filled with water.

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