The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30-acre botanical garden located adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In 2004, it hosted an extremely successful exhibition of glass art by Dale Chihuly which was extended twice; first through the end of October and then finally until December 31, 2004. Over the eight-month run, an estimated 360,000 attendees visited the exhibit. The peak per-day rates of 7500 were double the previous single-day attendance record at the Garden.
Controversy
In May, 2004, The Atlanta Botanical Garden, along with the Peidmont Park Conservancy, unveiled a controversial proposal to build a parking deck in Piedmont Park to serve visitors to both. The plan has met with strong opposition from the public.
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