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This image is from my visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden last week. Here's info on the garden itself and specifically info on this Bridge and the gardens to which it leads. The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre living plant museum situated on nine islands and featuring 26 display gardens and surrounded by four natural habitats: McDonald Woods, Dixon Prairie, Skokie River Corridor, and Lakes and Shores. SANSHO-EN GARDEN OF THREE ISLANDS Sansho-en is a Japanese-style garden that reaches across three islands and encompasses the surrounding lake. It is a place of serene beauty, designed for quiet contemplation and appreciating nature throughout the seasons. Dedicated in 1982, the 17-acre garden was developed to provide an opportunity for Chicago Botanic Garden visitors to experience one of the great horticultural art forms of the world without leaving the Midwest. ARCHED BRIDGE This wooden bridge symbolically marks your journey from the everyday world to a garden paradise. Its design was inspired by the elegant bridge of historic Ritsurin Park in Shikoku, Japan.