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Save the Smithsonian's Enid Haupt Garden!

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vello kuuskraa
10 years ago

It is beautiful right now - do not change it.

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Heide Wessels
10 years ago

To spend $2 billion, on this descruction and to hire an architect that is not even living in the US is outrageous. we have plenty of good architects right here in the Nations Capital

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Jon rock
10 years ago

Please save the garden and leave it just the way it is. It's a place of great beauty and when magnolias in spring are a treasure equal to the cherry blossoms.

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Richard Nash
10 years ago

Please preserve this wonderful garden.

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Kate Segarra
10 years ago

This is my favorite outdoor public space in DC. It is elegant, beautiful, and peaceful. The garden displays the beauty of every season with magnificent blooms in the spring, lovely colors in the fall, and even a quiet elegance in the winter. Please, please don't destroy this gem.

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Alexa Stipkala
10 years ago

We love this garden! Please preserve this beautiful corner of Washington, DC. As the city becomes more built up every year, let's consider how valuable these green spaces are- neighborhoods like NoMA are striving to add parks wherever they can, and a few miles away, its so sad to hear that there is a plan to remove one with so much history. Every year my family takes photos here when the magnolias are in bloom. We started when I was pregnant with my first child and four years later we just took photos here as a family of four. We would love to continue to come back for years to come.

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Miriam Young
10 years ago

The Enid Haupt Garden is an absolute jewel and I cannot imagine how shortsighted it would be to destroy it. It would be a tragedy.

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Lee Davis
10 years ago

Don't throw away another national heritage.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

This garden is a delightful oasis in our city, and should be retained for the enjoyment of all.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Save this work of natural art please! Beauty is important in our lives,

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Peter Kals
10 years ago

Save the Haupt Garden! The Smithsonian should grow without wrecking itself.

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Julie Meyer
10 years ago

Our family LOVES this garden; one of our favorite spots in DC. Please preserve it!!!

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alexa kuuskraa
10 years ago

Keep it the way it is !!!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I'm a architecture student and I still believe this would be a huge loss to the iconic national mall if the Haupt Garden was destroyed.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Please save the garden!

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Kathy Tinius
10 years ago

The Haupt Garden is one of the most amazing parts of the entire Mall complex and would be an incredible loss to future generations should it be destroyed. To see a garden created in that vintage style -- visitors can actually feel like they are walking through in Victorian garb while surrounded by a garden design that matches the amazing buildings. Nothing else in Washington can match this experience! Please please change plans to keep the Haupt Garden!

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Connie Richards
10 years ago

This would be a devastating loss to the beauty of this area.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Terrible destruction of one of the most beloved gardens in Washington. The design is awful, as well as the destruction of the pavillions.

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Liz goozh
10 years ago

Keep the garden.

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Noel Sengel
10 years ago

I am a Smithsonian associate and frequent visitor to the Smithsonisn. The Enid Haupt Garden us a delightful spot and a pleasant oasis on the mall. Please preserve it!!!!