Birmingham Botanical Gardens Torii

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Year erected
unknown
Material
wood
Family
myōjin
Setting
Japanese garden
Status
standing
Address
2612 Lane Park Rd, Birmingham, AL 35223
Coordinates
33.487716, -86.775558
A vermilion torii with a shingled gabled roof and supporting side posts, on a gravel path through a Japanese garden with boulders and clipped shrubs.
Photo: AuburnPilot, public domain, Link

This torii marks the entrance to the Japanese Garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, officially opened by the Japanese ambassador to the United States in 1967. The entrance was renovated in 1988 with funds given by the Drummond Company in memory of Elza Stewart Drummond.

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