Bok Tower - March 2012
Page 8: Back to the Tower, and then Away
And as you sit and rest beneath the oak leaves, the tower, ever patient, begins to draw you back to itself.
And so you let it.
You return.
And you walk around on the west side, marvelling at the stonework, the art, the architecture, the .....
And so you let it.
You return.
And you walk around on the west side, marvelling at the stonework, the art, the architecture, the .....
And finally, it comes time to begin to slowly start making your way back to from where you came. There is much to see along the way, and you take your time with each new discovery.
THIS SANCTUARY OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY ACRES
WITH ITS PLANTING OF NATIVE VEGETATION OF FLORIDA
WAS THE CONCEPTION OF EDWARD WILLIAM BOK
IT WAS DESIGNED AND EXECUTED
DURING 1924-1928 BY FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A RETREAT OF
REPOSE AND NATURAL BEAUTY FOR THE HUMAN -
A REFUGE FOR THE BIRD - AND A PLACE FOR
THE STUDENT OF SOUTHERN PLANT AND BIRD LIFE
WITH ITS PLANTING OF NATIVE VEGETATION OF FLORIDA
WAS THE CONCEPTION OF EDWARD WILLIAM BOK
IT WAS DESIGNED AND EXECUTED
DURING 1924-1928 BY FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A RETREAT OF
REPOSE AND NATURAL BEAUTY FOR THE HUMAN -
A REFUGE FOR THE BIRD - AND A PLACE FOR
THE STUDENT OF SOUTHERN PLANT AND BIRD LIFE
