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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in western Michigan has opened a new attraction — on the roof.
The Stuart and Barbara Padnos Rooftop Sculpture Garden is located atop the recently completed 22,000-square-foot (2,045-square-meter) Covenant Learning Center.
The rooftop garden is part of the $115 million "Welcoming the World: Honoring a Legacy of Love" expansion project . It's designed to enhance the mission of the Grand Rapids-area attraction of promoting an appreciation for gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts.
The rooftop garden offers a habitat for birds, butterflies and insects. It has four long-term loans from the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington.
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