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S. Dillon Ripley Center


 
 


The S. Dillon Ripley Center, better known simply as the Ripley Center, is one of the buildings of the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded...
 series of museums located in the National MallNational Mall

The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States....
 in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America....
 The above-ground portion is only a small pagodaPagoda

A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, N...
, and it descends into a larger underground portion. The Ripley Center houses the International Gallery and the offices of the Smithsonian Contributing Membership. It contains a conference center and meeting rooms as well. It connects underground to the Arthur M. Sackler GalleryArthur M. Sackler Gallery

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an underground gallery of Asian art located on the National Mall, directly behind the Smith...
 and the Freer Gallery of ArtFreer Gallery of Art

The Freer Gallery of Art is the Smithsonian Institution's museum of east Asian art, including art from China, Korea, Japan, ...
.

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