Garden of the Phoenix - Chicago, IL - Japanese Gardens on Waymarking.com

The Garden of the Phoenix is in Jackson Park, a public city park in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Its location was famously the site of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, known as the White City. The garden stands where the Japanese Pavilion of the Phoenix was located during the fair. The current version of the garden dates from the early 80s, inspired by Chicago's Sister City relationship with Osaka, Japan.

It is a beautiful and tranquil location with a waterfall and picturesque bridge, located on Wooded Island in the middle of Jackson Park lagoon.

From the Chicago Park District website:

This garden has also been referred to as the Garden of the Phoenix or the Osaka Garden. This garden symbolizes the mutual respect and friendship that Japan and the United States initiated more than 120 years ago. In 1893, on Jackson Park's Wooded Island, the Japanese Government built the Ho-o-den [Phoenix Temple] as its pavilion for the World's Columbian Exposition. The Ho-o-den introduces Japan's artistic heritage to Americans and remained as a gift to Chicago after the fair ended. The original pavilion had only a small garden, however, in the 1930s the newly formed Chicago Park District restored the pavilion and added a more extensive Japanese Garden. The garden has been revitalized several times throughout the 1900s, including a 1992 project that celebrated Chicago's Sister City relationship with Osaka, Japan.

One of the garden's most beautiful features is the spring time blossoming of its cherry trees. These trees have been extended beyond the garden as well and can be seen in late April to early May blooming around Jackson Park's Columbia Basin. The Japanese tradition of enjoying the beauty of flowers is known as hanami. Each spring, the blossoming trees in Jackson Park enter a peak bloom period for about 6 to 10 days.

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Name: Garden of the Phoenix Location (specific park it is located within): Jackson Park City: Chicago Fees: no Garden Website: http://www.gardenofthephoenix.org Designer: Not listed Date of Creation: Not listed Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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