Smith Labyrinth, Terre Haute, IN
N 39° 29.354 W 087° 19.411
16S E 472180 N 4371119
80 ft diameter Chartres labyrinth
Waymark Code: WM75YD
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2009
Views: 11
Kenneth E. Smith Memorial Labyrinth
Hawthorn Park
6067 E. Old Maple Avenue
The Kenneth E. Smith Memorial Labyrinth is located in Hawthorn Park immediately south of Dogwood Shelter. The labyrinth completed in 2003 is an 80 foot diameter circle constructed out of aggregate mix concrete. It is patterned after the labyrinth laid in the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France around 1220 A.D. There are 34 turns on the path going to the center. The path is 30" wide with 6" in-between allowing wheelchairs or walkers to be used. A meditation garden surrounds the labyrinth. A comfortable swing, benches, a babbling water fountain, rose bushes, trees, and shrubs create a quiet space and blend into the park proper.
Mrs. Lavern Smith donated the major part of the funding for this project in memory of her late husband, Kenneth E. Smith, who died in May 2000.
Availability: Public
Status: Permanent
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Location:
Hawthorn Park
6067 E. Old Maple Avenue
Terre Haute, IN USA
47803
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Visit Instructions:
Pictures desired but not required. Please post your thoughts and feelings inspired by the labyrinth.