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16-October-2016
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The plaque commemorates Kenzo Ogata (1912 - 1988), who designed part of the Botanic Gardens.
Ogata Kenzo was a well-known Japanese landscape architect, who introduced concepts of Japanese gardens to the wider world. He carried out numerous commissioned work of private gardens as well as public gardens, including the East-West Center at University of Hawaii and the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. He died in Brisbane while he was working on the Japanese Garden for the Expo 1988 in Australia.
Location
| Address: | Mount Coot-tha Road, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, 4066 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.477254 Long: 152.976967 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Architecture |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 24th March, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memory of Mr. Kenzo Ogata, the designer of this garden - a master in the field of landscape architecture
Dedicated by World Expo 88 and the Japan Pavilion
24 March 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
