- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Day Chapel
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Gardens--Georgia--Athens
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Buildings--Georgia--Athens
Botanical gardens--Georgia--Athens
Research institutes--Georgia--Athens
Plants--Georgia--Athens
Church buildings--Georgia--Athens
Towers--Georgia--Athens
Chapels--Georgia--Athens
Architecture, Modern
Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Day Chapel, completed in 1994, was the third major building constructed at the State Botanical Garden. Modern in design, the chapel contains an eclectic combination of styles and details.
Photograph of the Day Chapel, which is located within the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. This chapel, completed in 1994, was the third major building constructed at the State Botanical Garden. Modern in design, the chapel contains an eclectic combination of styles and details. The stone foundation supports the multistory, asymmetrical wooden structure. Tall, rectangular windows surround the structure. A white bell tower rises from the peak of the roof.
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a 313-acre preserve set aside by the University of Georgia in 1968 for the study and enjoyment of plants and nature. The Alice Hand Callaway Visitor Center and Conservatory was completed in 1984 and contains offices, classrooms, a gift shop, the Garden Room Cafe, and a 10,000-square-foot conservatory featuring tropical plants of economic interest. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/state-botanical-garden-of-georgia/m-1390/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the State Botanical Society of Georgia
Courtesy of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/state-botanical-garden-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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