Friday, January 22, 2016

Garden In The Gallery

I showed you the reflecting pool the other day. The other interior courtyard in the National Gallery is occupied by this garden, which can be viewed from both floors. I like the mood in here in the evening.

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  1. There is not a free space in the courtyard.

    Tomás.

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  2. It definitely has a peaceful air to it.

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  3. The geometry of the place is so much more evident in the low light setting.

    Janis
    GDP

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  4. I like how they design the garden.

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  5. Oh, a beautiful and well-kept garden !

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  6. That's indeed a nice place in the evening. The last two photos are my favorites.
    Enjoy your weekend, William.

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  7. This beautiful garden is worth a visit by itself!

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  8. @Tomas: no, it's quite well planted!

    @Halcyon: it's very soothing.

    @Janis: I have photographed it before in daylight. There's a skylight overhead.

    @Luis: I certainly think so!

    @Marianne: I can see that too.

    @Nancy: it's art in floral form!

    @Karl: it is well looked after.

    @Jan: thank you!

    @VP: it is, yes.

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    1. That's an eye catching garden with light color and shape. Sometimes I think that such a garden is extravagant with the climate change issue.

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  9. very cool patterns, I wonder how much planning they do. we have snow falling 🤗

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  10. The internal garden is beautifully set out William, surrounded by archways, oh la my favourite decorative shape, fabulous!

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  11. Lovely patterns; very soothing.

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  12. That is lovely! What a great idea to bring a garden into a gallery. You don't see that usually unless it's in a greenhouse.

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  13. @Red: I can see that too.

    @Beth: it's possible the flowers vary. I think they have to plan for plants that can thrive in low humidity conditions.

    @Grace: wait til you see what's on tomorrow!

    @Linda: indeed.

    @Orvokki: it is!

    @Denise: and these ones can't have the humidity of the greenhouse, since the space is open to the galleries, and the art can't tolerate humidity.

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  14. That is very pretty and peaceful looking. It kind of reminds me of the courtyard garden at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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  15. It must be wonderful to walk into there at this time of year, William!

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  16. Such a lovely, serene place....

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  17. Creepy and cool at the same time somehow: "Last Trees on Earth! $50 Entry to spend 5 minutes with them"

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  18. Gorgeous! I seem to remember a smaller patio at the Met in NYC but perhaps I dreamt it...

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  19. @Sharon: I imagine other galleries have similar concepts.

    @RedPat: it is!

    @Norma: that it is.

    @Marleen: very nice indeed.

    @EG: certainly!

    @Cloudia: that's a different way of looking at it!

    @Revrunner: it's greatly appealing.

    @Ciel: it wouldn't surprise me to have one there.

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  20. That is an amazingly beautiful spot! I imagine it's a nice green place to visit in the winter, too.

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  21. oh sure is amazing spot and the pictures you took a delight.
    Thank you for coming to my blog and leaving a comment. I just finished rewriting my page that was terrible. Now you can read it. I do not know how anyone could read such small printing.

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  22. Very pretty! I like the way you showed the shadows and shapes.

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  23. This is as wonderful as the reflecting pools. Wonderful shots!

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  24. @Meradeth: it is. They've changed it significantly inside since I took these shots.

    @Carolann: thank you.

    @Mari: that it is.

    @Linda: thanks!

    @Kay: it is.

    @Geoff: that it is.

    @Jennifer: thanks!

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