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<strong>The Garden of Meditation</strong> The Garden is composed of a large plaza of Jerusalem stone, a 200-foot-diameter water lily pond, and a classic semicircular colonnade and arbor, all set against a backdrop of a dense green palm forest.

The Garden of Meditation
The Garden is composed of a large plaza of Jerusalem stone, a 200-foot-diameter water lily pond, and a classic semicircular colonnade and arbor, all set against a backdrop of a dense green palm forest.

<strong>The Garden of Meditation</strong> <br>A serene and peaceful garden dedicated to the memory of the beautiful European culture and its six million Jewish souls, now lost.
<strong>The Garden of Meditation</strong> The Garden is composed of a large plaza of Jerusalem stone, a 200-foot-diameter water lily pond, and a classic semicircular colonnade and arbor, all set against a backdrop of a dense green palm forest.
<strong>Water Lilies</strong> The white floating flowers that adorn the reflection pond are reminiscent of the souls that were lost in the Holocaust, Memorial designer Ken Treister said.
<strong>The First Sculpture</strong> The first sculpture is of a mother and two nestling children, fearful as the signs of the Holocaust first appear.