Des Moines is home to multiple sculpture parks, and while the American Enterprise Art Park might not be the biggest, it is nonetheless especially unique. Eleven sculptures have been installed across the yard to completely transform what would otherwise just be an empty space in front of the building. Doing so has come to represent […]
As one of the oldest parks in all of the Americas, Alameda Central in Mexico City has quite a history. It has been a marketplace, an area exclusively reserved for the nobility, a place to celebrate the triumph of war and is today a serene location where residents and visitors can go to enjoy this […]
Located next to the historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Cathedral Park in Santa Fe, New Mexico is more than just a place for people to gather. By providing visitors with a serene environment that showcases the history of the city along with some stunning pieces of sculpture, Cathedral Park has become an important part […]
Spread across 65,000 square meters, the Stadtpark (City Park) has become one of the top attractions for residents and visitors of Vienna, Austria. While the park has numerous natural features that attract audiences, much of that popularity is due to the statues of famous Viennese artists, writers, and composers that are spread across the park. […]
Independence Square and the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument celebrate the history of Kiev and the nation of Ukraine, but the monuments at the Park of Eternal Glory are designed to remember a very different kind of history for both. Rather than celebrate the past, these monuments honor the victims of the wars and tragedies that have […]
As one of the most visited urban parks in the United States, Central Park has been able to establish a legacy that few other public spaces can match. Covering 843 acres in the middle of Manhattan in New York City, Central Park is not even the biggest urban park in the city, much less the […]
Long after being abandoned by trains that used to ship commodities on Manhattan’s West Side, the High Line in New York has since been redesigned as a “living system” that is equal parts public park and historical landmark. This elevated park built on a historic freight rail line has helped transform the West Side of Manhattan […]