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Planted in 2007 to depict a typical Mediterranean natural habitat, this area of the Gardens transports you to the sun-kissed landscape of Southern Europe.  It was designed to highlight the economic uses of Mediterranean plants, the diversity of life the habitat supports and the conservation efforts needed to ensure its survival.

A brick arch with rustication in stucco. Triple arched opening with oculi above lower side arches, it has stone band course and a fragmented blocked cornice and brick coffering and a corniced doorway. It was built in 1759–60 by Sir William Chambers.

The London Wall was the defensive wall first built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the River Thames in what is now London. Built in the late 2nd or early 3rd century. Until the later Middle Ages, the wall defined the boundaries of the City of London.

Views of the Hudson River and New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the New Jersey shoreline, the Esplanade is a pedestrian paradise. Gardens line the entire route, along with public art installations at the intersections of Albany, Rector and West Thames streets.

With its imposing tower and handsome high-pointed windows, St-Janskerk is a fine illustration of the Gothic style, mostly dating from the fifteenth century. Inside, almost everything is on the grand scale, from the massive pulpit and the whopping organ through to two large and unusual canons pews.