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Monday, April 09, 2012

Finalists Emerge to Redesign National Mall Sites

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lakeside gardens, dining rooms hovering over water, grassy new amphitheaters and underground pavilions at the foot of the Washington Monument have emerged as finalists in a design competition to overhaul neglected sites on the National Mall.

Designers and architects are dreaming big for a chance to improve America's "front yard." One vision calls for a garden "museum without walls" in a place called Constitution Gardens. Another would "peel up" the landscape of the Washington Monument to reveal a large structure below ground with a theater and visitor amenities.

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