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    WHAT’S A MOON GATE?

    Jun 11, 2019 2 minutes
    By Patricia Poore

    The Moon Gate at Blithewold in Rhode Island (previous pages) was built at the turn of the 20th century, but the form goes back to ancient Chinese gardens and remains popular today.

    A moon gate is a circular opening, usually in a garden wall, which acts as

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