Bermuda Moongate by Palma Rocha®
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---Interesting history of the Bermuda Moongate---
One of Bermuda's national symbols, the fabled moongate traces its roots to China and is said to bring good luck.
Eye-catching round openings often found along garden walls, moongates are made of local limestone and can be spotted gracing Bermuda's public parks, hotel grounds and private homes. Legend says that if newlyweds step through a moongate hand-in-hand, happiness will endure, which is why it's common to see newlyweds kissing or posing under these intriguing stone passageways.
In 1860, a local sea captain was inspired by his visit to a Chinese garden and returned to the island with plans for its very first moongate. Over the years, the moongate became a popular ornamental feature and was incorporated into Bermudian architecture. It wasn’t until the 1920s that its centuries-old Chinese origins were fully realized in Bermuda. Credit belongs to the landscape architect of an English aristocrat, the Duke of Westminster, who had come to Bermuda to design grounds for the Bermudiana Hotel (it no longer exists). He designed the first moongate to be built at the hotel.
The Bermuda moongate’s claims to fame are more down-to-earth – it was featured on a 1999 postage stamp and was also the subject of a song. American composer Ralph Blane (of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas fame) recorded Step Through a Moongate in 1983.
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