Jasmine Hill Gardens
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Jasmine Hill Gardens are botanical garden
s located on U. S. Route 231 near Wetumpka, Alabama
, north of Montgomery, Alabama
. The gardens are open to the public most days of the week; an admission fee is charged. (At present the gardens may be temporarily closed.)
The gardens were established in the early 1930s, by Benjamin and Mary Fitzpatrick, and now feature a collection of nearly 40 pieces of Greek statuary, both original and copies. The site includes a reproduction of the ruins of the Temple of Hera
at Olympia, Greece
, and a separate restored facade as the temple entrance would have appeared in ancient times. Other attractions include fountains, stairways, and hedges.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
s located on U. S. Route 231 near Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka is a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,726.The city is the county seat of Elmore County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state....
, north of Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
. The gardens are open to the public most days of the week; an admission fee is charged. (At present the gardens may be temporarily closed.)
The gardens were established in the early 1930s, by Benjamin and Mary Fitzpatrick, and now feature a collection of nearly 40 pieces of Greek statuary, both original and copies. The site includes a reproduction of the ruins of the Temple of Hera
Temple of Hera (Olympia)
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Doric Greek temple at Olympia, Greece. The Temple of Hera was destroyed by an earthquake in the early 4th century AD, and never rebuilt...
at Olympia, Greece
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
, and a separate restored facade as the temple entrance would have appeared in ancient times. Other attractions include fountains, stairways, and hedges.
See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United States.
- Wetumpka craterWetumpka craterThe Wetumpka impact crater is the only confirmed impact crater in Alabama, United States. It is located east of downtown Wetumpka in Elmore County. The crater is 7.6 km in diameter and its age is estimated to be about 83 million years old based on fossils found in the youngest disturbed deposits,...
- in the same region.