Overall View of the Quad Across Independence Ave

Summary

Behind the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," is the site of the Smithsonian's museum complex on Independence Avenue. The site consists of the four-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden atop the underground complex; the entrance pavilions to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian Art) (AMSG) with pyramided roof (left) and the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) with domed roof (right); and a copper-domed kiosk, entranceway to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center (RC). Also visible on the left is a portion of the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA) and on the right a portion of the Arts & Industries Building (A&I).

Subject

• Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
• Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
• National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Arts and Industries Building
• Freer Gallery of Art
• South Yard
• S. Dillon Ripley International Center

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 410 Box 3 Folder Quad with Street

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1987

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Museum buildings
• Landscapes
• Independence Avenue
• Kiosk
• Gardens
• Gardens, Victorian
• Domes

Place

Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Landscape

ID Number

87-7964-1

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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