Repurposing Old Industrial Sites As Public Parks
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 27, 2019
The public park Landschaftspark in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. Image credit: mini_malist/Flickr Landschaftspark, or “landscape park”, of ...
Showing posts with the label Parks
A Nature Park in an Abandoned Railway Yard in Berlin
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 13, 2018
For more than a century, the Anhalter Bahnhof was the most important railway station in Berlin. Located at the heart of the German capital, ...
The Sacred Grove of Bomarzo
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2017
Once upon a time there was a young nobleman who, after the death of his beloved wife, became so distraught with grief and anguish that he de...
The Abandoned Giant Busts of Presidents Park
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 16, 2016
The iconic heads of four US Presidents sculpted on the granite face of Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills in South Dakota, has marveled mill...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2015
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is located in New York City at the southernmost point of Roosevelt Island, in the East River be...
The Graveyard of Fallen Monuments
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 4, 2015
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, so did thousands of statues all across the Union. Crowds gathered with hammers and cranes and pulle...
Monte Kaolino, An Artificial Sand Hill Popular For Sand Skiing
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2015
Monte Kaolino is a 120-meters tall sand dune located in the outskirts of the city of Hirschau, in southeast Germany. It consists of approxim...
Gas Works Park in Seattle
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 31, 2015
Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington, is an unusual public park located on the site of a former coal gasification plant, on the shores of L...
Mill Ends Park: World’s Smallest Park
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2015
Mill Ends Park in Portland, the United States, is only two feet in diameter and is really just a flower pot, but don’t say that aloud, espec...
Stadtlounge: An Open Air Public Lounge in St. Gallens
Kaushik Patowary
May 8, 2015
Located in the center of St. Gallen’s financial hub of Bleicheli, in Switzerland, is an outdoor space that looks more like the interior of a...
Superkilen, A Public Park in Copenhagen With Artifacts From 60 Countries
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Superkilen is a public park in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by the arts group Superflex with the collaboration of ...
A Missile Park at White Sands Missile Range Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2014
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in southern New Mexico, at nearly 8,300 square km, is one of the largest military installation in the Unite...
Moss Pink (Shibazakura) Blossoms at Hitsujiyama Park, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Moss pink, or shibazakura, is a flower that grows close to the ground in brilliant colors of magenta, pink, and white. The season for moss p...
Roof Gardens at Namba Parks, Osaka, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2012
Namba Parks is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Osaka, Japan, at the place where Osaka’s baseball stadium used ...
Upside Down Trees at Glacier Gardens in Alaska
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2012
Walk into the 50-acre Glacier Gardens in Alaska and you’ll behold a strange sight. Dozens of hemlock and spruce trees with their tops drive...
High Line - Abandoned Railway Line Becomes Elevated Park in New York
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2012
The High Line is a mile long, garden park in New York City built on an elevated 1.45-mile section of an abandoned railway line called the We...
Gruner See, Styria: A Park That Turns Into a Lake in Summer
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 3, 2012
Grüner See, literally “Green Lake”, is a lake in Styria, Austria, near the town of Tragoss, located at the foot of the snow-capped Hochschwa...
