Cleveland Cultural Gardens - American Legion Garden
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of 24 gardens that represent the different ethnic and community groups, which make up the greater Cleveland community. The gardens are located on a narrow 50-acre strip along East and MLK Blvds., between Lake Erie and University Circle. The gardens, begun in 1916, are a lovely visual depiction of Greater Cleveland's diversity. Join me for a look at ten of these gardens.
Pictured above is the American Legion Peace Garden. The garden features a bust of George Washington and a peace crypt with soil from world shrines.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - British Garden
The British garden was one of the first constructed. It features a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestral as well as a sun dial.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Estonian Garden
The Estonian Garden features a striking stone monument, a gift in 1966 from the Greater Cleveland Estonian Community. The monument is inscribed with the words, "But the time will come when all torches will burst into flame at both ends." The copper flame at the top represents the hope for a brighter future.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Finnish Garden
The Finnish Garden honors several Finnish favorite sons: Composer Jean Sibelius; banker and statesman, Johan Vilhelm Snellman; writer and poet, Johan Ludvig, and statesman, physician and collector of ballads, Elias Lonnrot.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - German
The German garden features a number of stone monuments, featuring prominent 18th and 19th century Germans. Among them are statues of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven; lyricist Heinrich Heine; writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller (pictured above with Goethe).
In addition, the garden includes ornate wrought-iron gates, made in Alsace (then a part of Germany) and a central, decorative fountain.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Hebrew
The Hebrew Garden is designed in the shape of the Star of David. David. At four of the six points that form the double triangle of the Star of David are memorials to the Hebrew philosophers: Moses Maimonides, Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, Archad Ha'am. An eight-sided fountain sits in the center of the garden.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - African-American Garden
The African-American Garden is one of the newest additions to the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Begun in 1977, the four-acre site will eventually house monuments to Langston Hughes, Garret A. Morgan, Jesse Owens, and other prominent Black Clevelanders.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Hungarian Garden
The Hungarian Garden pays homage to several favorite sons, including poet Endre Ady, composers Franz Liszt and Bela Bartok, and writer and critic, Dr. Joseph Remenyi. The garden also features a large rectangular fountain and decorative iron arbors.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
The Lithuanian Garden includes statues of poets Marciulis Maironis (pictured above) and Dr. Vincas Kudirka as well as the "Father of Lithuania," Dr. Joans Basanvicius.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
The Ukranian Garden features six statues and busts of prominent Ukranians, including writer and poet Ivan Franko (pictured above); Mikhail Hruskhevsky, the first president of the Ukraine; 17th century Cossack leader, Hetman Khmelnitsky; and painter and poet Taras Schvchenko. You enter the garden through a lovely decorative wrought-iron archway.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of 24 gardens that represent the different ethnic and community groups, which make up the greater Cleveland community. The gardens are located on a narrow 50-acre strip along East and MLK Blvds., between Lake Erie and University Circle. The gardens, begun in 1916, are a lovely visual depiction of Greater Cleveland's diversity. Join me for a look at ten of these gardens.
Pictured above is the American Legion Peace Garden. The garden features a bust of George Washington and a peace crypt with soil from world shrines.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - British Garden
The British garden was one of the first constructed. It features a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestral as well as a sun dial.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Estonian Garden
The Estonian Garden features a striking stone monument, a gift in 1966 from the Greater Cleveland Estonian Community. The monument is inscribed with the words, "But the time will come when all torches will burst into flame at both ends." The copper flame at the top represents the hope for a brighter future.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Finnish Garden
The Finnish Garden honors several Finnish favorite sons: Composer Jean Sibelius; banker and statesman, Johan Vilhelm Snellman; writer and poet, Johan Ludvig, and statesman, physician and collector of ballads, Elias Lonnrot.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - German
The German garden features a number of stone monuments, featuring prominent 18th and 19th century Germans. Among them are statues of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven; lyricist Heinrich Heine; writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller (pictured above with Goethe).
In addition, the garden includes ornate wrought-iron gates, made in Alsace (then a part of Germany) and a central, decorative fountain.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Hebrew
The Hebrew Garden is designed in the shape of the Star of David. David. At four of the six points that form the double triangle of the Star of David are memorials to the Hebrew philosophers: Moses Maimonides, Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, Archad Ha'am. An eight-sided fountain sits in the center of the garden.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - African-American Garden
The African-American Garden is one of the newest additions to the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Begun in 1977, the four-acre site will eventually house monuments to Langston Hughes, Garret A. Morgan, Jesse Owens, and other prominent Black Clevelanders.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
Cleveland Cultural Gardens - Hungarian Garden
The Hungarian Garden pays homage to several favorite sons, including poet Endre Ady, composers Franz Liszt and Bela Bartok, and writer and critic, Dr. Joseph Remenyi. The garden also features a large rectangular fountain and decorative iron arbors.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
The Lithuanian Garden includes statues of poets Marciulis Maironis (pictured above) and Dr. Vincas Kudirka as well as the "Father of Lithuania," Dr. Joans Basanvicius.
(Last updated 2-15-11)
The Ukranian Garden features six statues and busts of prominent Ukranians, including writer and poet Ivan Franko (pictured above); Mikhail Hruskhevsky, the first president of the Ukraine; 17th century Cossack leader, Hetman Khmelnitsky; and painter and poet Taras Schvchenko. You enter the garden through a lovely decorative wrought-iron archway.
(Last updated 2-15-11)