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The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acres (12 ha) botanical garden located adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Incorporated in 1976, the garden's mission is to "develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment."
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The awards NatureQuest has won include the 2012 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Museum Exhibit [2] and the 2011 Bronze Award for Best Museum Environment from Event Design. [3] The nearby Fernbank Science Center is a separate organization operated by the DeKalb County Board of Education and is not affiliated with Fernbank Museum of ...
A pond was expanded to 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) Lake Clara Meer for the event. [8] Tropical gardens, now known as the Atlanta Botanical Garden, were also constructed for the fair. [8] The government allocated $250,000 for the construction of a government building. Many states and countries such as Argentina also had buildings. [9]
The 343 Atlanta parks range in scope from formal gardens at Atlanta Botanical Garden to pocket parks in neighborhoods. Additionally, there are six miles of paved pedestrian and bike trails in the Atlanta Beltline as well as the PATH Foundation network of 150 miles of off road trails.
Also constructed for the fair were the Tropical gardens, now known as the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Lake Clara Meer which was originally a pond but was expanded to 11.5 acres (47,000 m 2) for the event. [16] Today, the stone balustrades scattered around the park are the only part of the enormous main building. [16]
Atlanta's premier tourist attraction is the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, located a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) site at Pemberton Place that is also home to the World of Coca-Cola and within walking distance of Centennial Olympic Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena, the CNN Center and other downtown Atlanta tourist attractions.
Hans Godo Frabel in front of his Large Cube with Imploding Glass Spheres Atlanta Botanical Garden, 2007. Amolops cremnobatus (Loa Torrent Frog) 4"x3"x2", Atlanta Botanical Garden, 2007. Green Branch with 5 Frosted Sprites 19"x9"x13", Atlanta Botanical Garden, 2007.