Model of the Quadrangle Viewed from the West

Summary

A photograph of the model of the Quadrangle, a complex of buildings that contain the Sackler Gallery, National Museum of African Art, S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." The Arts and Industries Building can be seen in the center of the image. Opened in 1987, the complex, with three stories underground, is covered by the Enid A. Haupt Garden. The project of building the Quadrangle was begun in 1979. This view is from the west. Photo 5 of 6.

Subject

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

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For additional images of this model see SIA2011-1344, SIA2011-1345, SIA2011-1346, SIA2011-1347, SIA2011-1349.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-161, Box 5, Folder: Photographs of Quadrangle Models and Drawings

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1979

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Building models
• Museum buildings
• Landscapes
• Landscape architecture
• Grounds
• Landscape

Place

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

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Model

ID Number

SIA2011-1348

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 5w x 4h ; Type of Image: Object ; Medium: Photographic print

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