The Sound Garden

The Sound Garden

The Sound Garden is a public art work on NOAA property adjacent to Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington. It was created in 1982 by Doug Hollis. It is constructed with a number of metal tubes on weathervane-like apparatus that catch the wind and moan eerily. [cite news|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/hart221.shtml|title=Magnuson Park's creaky Sound Garden awaiting a tune-up|publisher=Seattle P-I|date=July 22, 2000|accessdate=2007-06-20|author=Rachel Joy Larris] [cite web|url=http://www.sol.slu.se/student/projekt/pacific/seattlemagnuson184.htm|title=Landscape Architecture in the Pacific Northwest|author=Lotta Magnuson and Anna Wennberg, MLA-students|publisher=Department of Landscape Planning, Ultuna, Sweden (student pages)|date=2002-11-07|accessdate=2007-06-20]

The Seattle grunge band Soundgarden took their name from this art work. [cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/soundgarden/bio.jhtml|title=Soundgarden: Biography|publisher=VH1|accessdate=2007-06-21] [cite web|url=http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/misc/history.shtml|title=Unofficial Soundgarden Homepage: Band History|author=Justin Nicholls|accessdate=2007-06-20]

Since 9/11, the facility, including the art installation, is on restricted access under threat level Yellow. Visitors may check in with the guards and walk onto the facility, but their vehicles are not allowed. Photo identification is required in order to view the Sound Garden and access to the "Art Walk". [cite news|url=http://www.realchangenews.org/2003/2003_08_07/features/news_u_can_use.html|title=Art fenced off|publisher=Real Change News|author=Megan Doyle|date=2003-08-07|accessdate=2007-06-20]

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