In London recently opened for the first time in 100 years new park. A year after the Olympic Games, they became the place where they were held - in the Stratford area of Newham. Deciding not to leave the site abandoned, the city administration used it as a city park. Moreover, in order to turn sports complex for the park, more than 14 billion euros were needed.
Now the park has lawns, benches, pavilions with coffee and snacks, and drinking water fountains. It also has pedestrian and bicycle paths and several walking routes.
However, the improvement of the park is still ongoing, while it is only 20 percent operational. In the next few years there will be a water sports palace, a ski center (the largest in the UK), Entertainment Center and many more infrastructure facilities. It is also planned to open a 115-meter observation deck.
We can rightfully say that this park will become one of the most famous in the city.
We have collected 5 more of the most popular city parks in the world.
Central Park, New York, USA
Central Park is one of the world's largest urban parks.
This is one of the world's largest urban parks. Its area is about 3.5 million square meters. The architect, Frederik Lo Ohmstad, who won the competition to design the park, tried to create a universal place where everyone in the city would be happy to come, regardless of his social status. In the mid-60s, Central Park went through a period of decline, when gangs of hooligans drove ordinary residents out of the park, but then, thanks to the initiative of citizens, it was revived again, once again becoming popular place for walks and relaxation.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne is one of the most beautiful parks in the world. It was created in 1846, and today more than 12 thousand species of plants from all over the world grow there. Also located within the garden is the Queen Victoria National Herbarium.
The park has very convenient walking paths, allowing you to see a unique landscape around every new turn.
Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
Ueno Park is located in the center of Tokyo and is an extension of Kan'eiji Temple. There are several major museums on its territory: National Museum Tokyo, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo City Art Museum and National Science Museum. The park complex also includes a zoo.
This is one of the most popular parks in Japan.
The park is especially popular in spring, when the cherry trees bloom there. At this time, the park becomes one of the most beautiful and therefore favorite places in the city.
Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell is one of the most unusual parks and is an object world heritage UNESCO. It was designed at the beginning of the 20th century. Initially, it was supposed to be a small garden city. However, out of the planned 60 houses, only 2 were built; the famous architect Antonio Gaudi lived in one of them for several years. Then this house became the Gaudi Museum.
According to legend, workers collected pieces of tiles and bottle glass to decorate facades, columns, benches and sculptures from all streets. One of the brightest and famous sculptures in the park there is a dragon, taking a photo with which is considered the sacred duty of every tourist.
Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Huge city A good park is vital to Sao Paulo.
For the city of Sao Paulo, with its population of more than 20 million, a good park is simply vital. The park includes a museum of contemporary art, a conference center, pavilions for the biennale of contemporary art and a planetarium. Every weekend it hosts concerts of Brazilian music.
Nature is the best artist, but sometimes man interferes with her plan, and thanks to such a union, amazing places. We offer you a selection of the most unusual parks in the world.
Green Lake, Austria
This park, located in the Austrian town of Tragoess, is surprising primarily because in winter it is an ordinary park with flower beds, alleys, and groves. People come here to sit on comfortable benches, have a picnic and admire the stunning views of the mountains and the lake, the water of which has an unusual green tint. But in summer the lake overflows, and the water level in it rises from two meters to ten. Then the park is flooded and completely hidden under water. And then divers come here from all over the world. Perhaps this is the only place in the world where you can see the familiar world under water. All plants, park paths and benches remain in their place, and you swim past them with scuba gear. Small fish swim among the terrestrial vegetation in the crystal clear water. And this continues until winter comes again.
Park of 200 Buddhas, Laos
The Park of 200 Buddhas was created relatively recently by one of the religious leaders of Laos, Boonlya Sulitat. The work took a lot of time, and Sulitat himself was never able to finish it, because he went crazy. However, the park is amazing: in a relatively small area, more than 200 sculptures of Buddhas, snakes, gods and heroes of Hindu and Buddhist mythology are collected. Thanks to a carefully thought-out layout, the visitor can get close to each stone statue, study all the features of the carving, or, if he wants, peer at the stone faces from afar. The amazing thing is that each hero carved in stone has his own facial expression. Absolutely all the statues are worked out to the smallest detail: scales on snake bodies, folds on the clothes of heroes, attributes, faces... The height of some statues reaches 20 m, and some do not exceed the height of a five-year-old child. The park is located just five km from the city of Nong Khai, and If desired, you can easily get there by bicycle or even on foot. In addition to statues, it has picturesque ponds, manicured flower beds, and a glass sphere open to visitors, where the embalmed body of the park’s creator, Bunlya Sulitat, rests.
Sinners Park, Thailand
The park is not recommended for people with unstable mental health. The fact is that the Park of Sinners on the territory of a Buddhist temple 40 km from Bangkok is filled with sculptures of people pierced with spears, hanged, eaten by mythical animals and died in other, no less terrible ways - a sort of visual demonstration of what “hell on earth” could look like " In addition, from the speakers installed throughout the park, muffled psychedelic music and an eerie voice can be heard every now and then, telling about various horrors, torture and the like - fortunately, in Thai. By the way, Thais often come here with children - apparently in educational institutions purposes. But we would not recommend bringing a child to such a place. And adults should visit such a park only if they have either a strong psyche or a specific sense of humor.
Space Thought Park, Scotland
According to the plan of the park's creators, husband and wife Charles Jencks and Maggie Cheswick, this place should give visitors an idea of the Universe and man's place in it, as well as the fact that all modern science is nothing more than a step in the process of learning something completely extraordinary. There are no usual flower beds or convenient paths in the park. But there are completely futuristic objects like unusually shaped artificial hills, bridges, and stairs. Everything is so harmonious that aluminum sculptures of the most bizarre shape fit perfectly into the surrounding landscape. The visitor can even fall into a “black hole” or find himself in a Klein bottle, reflect on complex mathematical formulas or wander inside fractals. From a bird's eye view, all the artificial objects of the park present a complete picture. This is one of those amazing man-made places on planet Earth that are definitely worth visiting.
Creation Museum, USA
This park was primarily created to show people that the creation of the Earth by God (as described in the Bible) in no way contradicts the theory of evolution. The visitor is offered giant moving figures of dinosaurs adjacent to the “reconstruction” of a huge Noah's Ark. Behind glass cases, bones of prehistoric animals and biblical artifacts lie nearby. Park officials claim that the existence of dinosaurs does not contradict the Bible - God could have created them in the same way as all other animals, but for some reason they did not survive the Great Flood. Regardless of your religious beliefs, the park is undoubtedly worth a visit. The fact is that most dinosaur bones and reconstructed skeletons are genuine archaeological finds. And the idea of combining biblical history with science is quite interesting in itself.
Keukenhof Flower Park, Netherlands
Keukenhof is famous throughout the world primarily due to the huge fields of tulips growing on its territory. More than 100 varieties of these flowers grow on 32 hectares. Of course, besides tulips, other flowers grow in the park: lilacs, orchids, roses, lilies. In the spring, more than 800 thousand tourists come to the park - the fact is that, due to the “fastidiousness” of tulips, the park is open only from March to May. Every year at the end of April, the park hosts a Flower Parade: huge floats move along the streets of the city of Lissa, made entirely from plants.
Francisco Alvarado Park, Costa Rica
This park is a real miracle of landscape design. Walking along its paths, you will see elephants, monkeys and other animals made from living cypress. But the main thing in the park is a mystical labyrinth of living plants: countless green arches hang over visitors, intricately intertwined paths lie underfoot, and along the way there will be many surprises - just the giant figure of a sleeping woman, whose body and face are carved from moss-covered stones .
Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Birds from all over the world are collected in Jaurong. The majority of the park's feathered inhabitants are, of course, birds from South-East Asia, but there are also many species from Europe, America and Africa. The main feature of the park is that visitors have the illusion that the birds live in the wild - there are no aviaries or cages to be found in the park. For each group of birds, conditions have been created that imitate its natural habitat: for example, an air conditioning system has been made for penguins, and a large artificial pond for flamingos. Most of all, visitors like to explore the aviary with parrots - 110 species of these bright, intelligent birds live here. No less interesting is the pavilion with an artificial waterfall, where 1,500 species of birds from different parts of the world live. You will be able to watch their lives in real time, how the birds feed, sleep, and raise their offspring. But you can’t feed them - park staff warn that this can negatively affect the birds’ health.
Kingdom of the Dwarfs, China
In truth, it's not really a park. Rather, the Dwarf Kingdom can be called a village where only dwarves live. The park has its own school, hospital, and shops. But from time to time the doors of the village open to visitors, and the dwarfs dress up in fairy-tale costumes and conduct tours of their homes for those interested. The houses, by the way, are very interesting, made in the shape of myceliums or trees. The entire staff of the park consists exclusively of its residents. From the point of view of public morality, the park raises some doubts among both Europeans and Chinese. But, one way or another, the place is popular, and the Chinese authorities are in no hurry to lose a good source of income.
Chess Park, Japan
In the Japanese city of Osaka, on the banks of one of the canals there is a park dedicated to board games. Paths, tables, children's slides and all other objects are made in a chess theme. Of course, in the park you can find chessboards, tables for playing backgammon, and boards for playing Go or checkers. The park is not very popular among tourists, but it is very loved by local residents, who often come here with children. The park is also surprising in that the creators did not have much money, so all the objects are made of cheap and environmentally friendly materials like pressed wood and cardboard. If you find yourself in Japan, stop by, you won’t regret it, because the Chess Park is an excellent example of how you can create an interesting and useful place for recreation right within the city.
Such parks can cover vast areas with impassable forests, islands, coastal waters, and even mountain ranges and volcanoes. Unlike nature reserves and reserves, the protection regime in natural parks least strict. And these parks are also a great opportunity for tourists to get acquainted with natural resources country or region. And here is a list of the most beautiful and impressive national parks in the world.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Japan
The park, located southwest of Tokyo, is one of Japan's most popular parks. On the territory of the park there is active volcano Fuji with its five lakes, the Izu Peninsula and the islands near it, as well as waterfalls, hot springs and ancient temples. The volcano is especially beautiful with its most symmetrical shape, shrouded in clouds in spring and summer - its grandeur is immortalized in the works of many poets and artists.
Grand Canyon National Park, USA
This is probably the most famous national park in the world, and, as a result, the most photographed. The Grand Canyon in Arizona achieved national park status in 1919, three years after the founding of the US National Park Service. About five million people visit this park every year to see with their own eyes the amazing beauty of the canyon that the Colorado River has carved over millions of years. Southern region Canyon - the most visited, here are the most numerous observation platforms. The northern edge of the canyon, located 300 meters higher, is much less crowded, but it is beautiful with its wild flowering meadows, spruce and aspen groves. The rest of the canyon is remote and difficult to access, although some areas can be reached by foot. walking routes and country roads. 
Guilin National Park, China
Located in southeast China, the park is famous for its karst and limestone natural formations and beautiful hills with colorful names like "Elephant's Trunk" and "Dragon's Head". The nature of the park has inspired many Chinese poets and artists, and some parts of the park have even been depicted on local banknotes. To see all the beauty of Guilin, it is best to take a 50-kilometer cruise along the Lijiang River, from Guilin to Yangshuo. 
Banff National Park, Canada
It is Canada's oldest national park, created in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. Lonely Planet describes Banff Park this way: “Mountains, high mountains, mountains are everywhere. Fast rivers carry their waters between beautiful hills. Huge glaciers slide down from the peaks and practically touch the ground. Lakes with turquoise water shimmer in the sun - so rich that it seems as if the water has been tinted.” 
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
The oldest and most popular national park in Tanzania is a World Heritage Site. The Serengeti is known throughout the world for its annual migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles, while buffalos, elephants, giraffes, topis, impalas, lions and leopards run between the amazing acacia trees. And here, probably, the most enchanting sunsets in the world. 
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
According to many, this is the most spectacular national park in South America. Situated on the edge of the continent, the park is known for its granite peaks and emerald forests, sparkling blue glaciers and azure lakes. Many tourists come here for walks and hikes.
Swiss National Park, Switzerland
Founded in 1914, the Swiss National Park is the oldest national park in the Alps and central Europe, as well as the only national park in the country. It is famous for its unique alpine plants - in particular, edelweiss, which grows only high in the mountains. This park is also home to alpine animals - chamois, deer and marmots. An 80-kilometer network of trails runs through the park, making the area a paradise for hikers. 
Lake District National Park, England
The region, which inspired artist William Turner and writer Beatrix Potter, became a national park in 1951. The park consists of valleys with granite boulders and 16 strikingly beautiful lakes resting in the lowlands. These places are chosen by cyclists and lovers of water sports - windsurfing, kayaking and fishing. 
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Located on South Island The park is the country's largest national park. It spans rugged mountain ranges, 14 stunning fjords and world-famous waterfalls. Two of the park's most famous attractions are Milford Sound, which Rudyard Kipling called "the eighth wonder of the world", and Doubtful Sound, which can only be approached by boat. People come to the national park to watch birds, go boating, kayaking, mountain biking and hiking. 
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
The first national park in the world, today it is one of the smallest national parks in Costa Rica. But, despite its size, it displays gorgeous nature to the world - lush tropical forests, beaches and rocky headlands. The jungle is home to sloths, iguanas and squirrel monkeys, colorful fish swim in the waters, bright butterflies flutter in the air - a real idyll! 
New public spaces of 2017, continuing to exist at the intersection of social interests and cultural values, are increasingly becoming museums and laboratories under open air. Developers developing public spaces more often turn to historical places, what they equip new ones with, and most of their projects are immediately conceived as an ideal panorama for Instagram accounts of tourists. Most of the spaces that have emerged over the past year have become both city and nature at the same time: the concept of “natural urbanism”, with a laconic example - the High Line Park, remains the main trend and way of existence of nature in the urban environment.
1.Times Square in New York
In 2017, the reconstruction of the most popular square in the world, Times Square in New York, was completed. The author of the project is the Norwegian architectural bureau Snøhetta.
The work lasted 7 years. During this time, utility networks in the square were reconstructed, coatings were replaced, and street furniture was installed. The architects used large concrete slabs with steel inserts to reflect the city lights. Designer individual benches made of granite separate pedestrian flows and also hide electrical outlets, which are so necessary for holding events. The facades were put in order, the number of signs was optimized and the quality of media screens was improved.
Using Times Square as an example, we can see the real effect of the improvement: when pedestrians were given twice as much space, criminal activity, the number of accidents involving pedestrians, and air pollution noticeably decreased.
Photo: snohetta
2. China Open Air Rice Museum
The goal of the project was to awaken public interest in the topic of archeology and attract tourists to the poor agricultural region of Hunan Province.
The territory of the Neolithic settlement in Chengtusian has the status of an archaeological site with more than 6,500 years of history. Local peasants continue to use the fields to grow rice, while archaeologists are excavating at the same time.
Chinese landscape architects Turenscape studio have designed a delicately landscaped park that blends neatly into the surrounding nature. Wooden terraces with seating areas crisscross the rice paddies. The glass and steel bridge seems to have grown out of the same rice field. It lifts tourists four meters above the excavation site and serves ideal place to take photos. The structures of the structures do not harm the fields and almost do not shade the crops. Tourists can watch both archaeologists and peasants at work.
The Rice Museum won the 2017 World Architecture Festival's top landscape award for being a project that combines architecture, archaeological history, agriculture and tourism.
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3. Adventure botanical garden for children in Australia
Children's WILD PLAY Garden was created for children under 12 years old by architects from the ASPECT studio in Sydney. The area of the park is more than 6500 square meters. Children can wade through thick bamboo, move along bridges, make their way through an artesian pool with streams and fountains, explore, rejoice and admire. The botanical garden has everything for adventure, but it is extremely safe. The architects emphasize that they were inspired by the children themselves for such a project. Thinking both as parents and as designers, the architects took note of the characteristics of children's play in nature to design the space of the botanical garden.
Photo: aspect
4. San Francisco Transit Garden
The Dogpatch Ropewalk project resembles a ship's deck that has emerged among the development. Local architects Fletcher Studio designed a transit garden, a link between two streets with a cozy courtyard.
They drew inspiration from the industrial past of the area. It was once the home of the Tubbs Cordage Company, whose wooden pier extended far into the waters of San Francisco Bay. Hence the nautical theme. The design used the color red as a symbol of the red thread in a real rope, and masts that shape the space and make it attractive.
Photo: fletcherstudio
5. Sculptural landscape for games in Switzerland
Gilles Brusset did complex landscaping work and created, probably, the most brutal playground in the world. His bureau Paysarchitectures, through its projects, constantly asks society the question: “Is a landscape architect an artist?”
The site is located between the park and the art school, connecting them physically and symbolically. For the work we used a bitumen mixture, peat and aluminum paint. The adjacent Meyrin Park is made from the same materials. It is impossible to come up with a game scenario on such a playground in advance; this helps children discover their skills and abilities in a new way. The scale of the site allows them to feel like giants on the body of the Earth. The poetic idea of topographical play, sculpture, a new artistic sense in the city and primitive courage make the project a unique discovery of 2017.
Photo: paysarchitectures
6. Amphitheater White City
In the fall of 2017, a completely unique space for Moscow opened - Khokhlovskaya Square. The project was developed by the French architect Irene Jao-Rakitin together with Strelka KB as part of the reconstruction of the Boulevard Ring.
The project is based on contrasting combinations: an archaeological find and a new amphitheater, white stone walls of the old city and black concrete, a sharp change in relief. The White City wall, the center of the composition, was restored by specialists and even received the Moscow Restoration award. The architects tried to draw attention to cultural heritage and create an accessible environment for all citizens. The coatings used in the project are a new solution for the city center. Previously, water-permeable surfaces, concrete and vertical gardening could only be found in parks.
Photo: Mark Sery, Strelka Magazine
7. Park in place of a forest in Toulouse
A new park in Toulouse connects several districts. Architects dream that in the future it will become a green artery of the city. The park runs along the hill and demonstrates the geographical and architectural heritage of the place. In the future, the historical relief and forest that once grew on the site of the park will be restored there.
Natural springs and preserved aqueducts - water supply structures from Roman times - are emphasized by the laconic design of the terraces located along the water line.
Architects of URBICUS Ltd. They designed modern children's and sports grounds, a dry fountain, terraces, recreation areas there and paid close attention to detail.
Photo: landezine
8. Return of the Chicago River
Sasaki and Ross Barney Architects have completed the renovation of the Chicago waterfront. The architects included new functional connections in the project, which should fill the lives of citizens with new events and revitalize the coastal areas.
Once upon a time, the Chicago River served only industrial needs, then its flow was turned around, after which the Chicago Riverwalk program was launched - an initiative to return the river to citizens. The main objectives of the program are to clean the water in the river, create six coastal zones and provide pedestrian connections along the river and lake nearby.
It was difficult to implement the technical side of the project: the architects had to take into account the annual dynamics of floods. The result was a linear park along the water that literally revitalized Chicago's economy. Now new restaurants are opening there with terraces and excellent views. Residents have the opportunity to engage aquatic species sports and fishing right in the city center. New trees provide shaded seating by the water, and a water amphitheater connects the upper street and the river with a sculptural staircase.
Photo: worldlandscapearchitect
9. Former parking lot near the walls medieval fortress in Italy
In 2011, a competition was held to reconstruct the square of the fortress town of Peschiera del Garda, located near Verona. In 2017, the square was rebuilt according to the design of the winners, the bureau CLAB Architettura.
Recently, the walls of the fortress were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Before reconstruction, the area could accommodate 200 cars; even earlier it was used as a training ground for military personnel; in connection with this, they want to give the square a new name - “Armory Plaza”.
The architects were faced with the task of integrating the military heritage into the fabric of the modern city and maintaining the austere mood of the square. To achieve this, white stone, concrete gravel and cobblestones were used to pave the pedestrian area, and the partially preserved parking lot was highlighted with multi-colored paving. Organized seating areas, lighting, landscaping and a fountain appeared there.
Photo: clabstudio
10. "My Street" in Guangzhou
Yongqingfang Quarter is located in the heart of the old city of Guangzhou. It used to be the economic center of southern China. In recent years, the city has experienced an urban boom. Many streets have been reconstructed. The concept of transforming the old city was to preserve the way of life of the townspeople and support existing social ties.
The project of transforming three abandoned alleys was carried out by the architects of the Lab D + H studio from Los Angeles. To preserve and showcase the historical heritage of the area, the authors left the original building materials: tiles, bricks, natural stone, wood - and turned them into landscape elements. For example, old tiles are used in the paving of streets, and small architectural forms made of treated, specially rusted steel are combined with red brick facades and Chinese lanterns. Since the streets are quite narrow, lighting was built into the facades of buildings and paved roads.
The improvement of the Yongqingfang district is absolutely new example restoration of the old city. The success of the landscape strategy proves that entrepreneurs, tourists and local residents can coexist harmoniously.
After a long walk through the city “jungle” it is always pleasant to relax in the silence of the park. Luckily, many cities offer residents and visitors excellent green spaces to escape crowded streets and traffic noise. We present to your attention a ranking of the best parks in the world, from Tokyo's Eega to Montreal's Mont-Royal.
1. Summer Imperial Palace, Beijing, China
The Royal Park, which once belonged to the Qing dynasty, is now one of the largest and most beautiful in China. You can spend the entire day exploring its gardens, temples and the famous Kunming Lake.
2. Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
It is the residence of the President of Ireland and 707 hectares of stunning nature. The park is ideal for Segway rides, picnics and exploring the wildlife.
3. Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
Stanley Park - real paradise for nature lovers. There are many gardens, beaches and historical monuments, and the Vancouver Seawall offers beautiful views of Coal Harbor and English Bay.
4. Yegi, Tokyo, Japan
In 1964, the Olympic Village was located in this picturesque area full of ginkgo trees. Yegi is now home to numerous Tokyo festivals, including Earth Day and Tokyo Pride.
5. Mount Faber Park, Singapore
This is one of the city's most popular attractions. The park offers visitors walks through rainforests, breathtaking views of southern Singapore, and a cable car ride from Mount Faber to Sentosa Island.
6. Lumpini, Bangkok, Thailand
Lumpini is ideal for relaxation. Guests of the park have the opportunity to ride boats, wander along shady trails and practice tai chi.
7. Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vondelpark has everything holidaymakers need: vast green lawns, numerous outdoor cafes and free concerts in the open-air theater. You can even rent roller blades to explore the park on a Friday night.
8. Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Djurgården is a real oasis located in the center of Stockholm. The island is full of gardens and amusement parks. By the way, this is where the iconic ABBA Museum is located.
9. Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France
This iconic place, which is definitely worth a visit. Once in the Luxembourg Gardens, don't miss the chance to have a picnic on the lawn along the Observatory Avenue and stroll along the famous central road between the statues and playgrounds.
10. Guell, Barcelona, Spain
You can't leave Barcelona without admiring Antoni Gaudi's stunning creation. Güell's jewel-toned mosaics and whimsical buildings look like they were made for photography.
11. Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The 500-acre Ibirapuera is often compared to New York's Central Park due to its size and popularity. There are many museums here, and free concerts are held every Sunday morning.
12. City Park, Vienna, Austria
Opened in 1862, the City Park is famous for its golden monument to Johann Strauss, impressive views of the Vienna River and picturesque ponds surrounded by spreading willows.
13. National Garden, Athens, Greece
The National Garden of Athens is unusually rich vegetable world. The park is home to 7,000 trees and 40,000 shrubs. It also has a sundial and 6 lakes where you can feed the ducks.
14. Queen's Park, Perth, Australia
Perth's Royal Park has been famous for its botanic gardens since 3000 various types plants. It also has plenty of hiking trails and wonderful views of the Swan River.
15. Hyde Park, London, England
In Hyde Park you can enjoy the stunning Rose Garden, English breakfast at the Lido Cafe and the picturesque Serpentine River. If you are interested in politics, visit the Speakers' Corner, where opinions are expressed and debates take place on Sundays.
16. Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada
This green Zone was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of New York's Central Park. Open from Mont-Royal best views of Montreal and the natural beauty surrounding the city.
17. Keukenhof, Lisse, The Netherlands
Kekenhov - the best place to admire Dutch flowers. More than 7 million tulips, hyacinths and daffodils bloom every spring, delighting park guests with a riot of colors.
18. Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
This incredible beauty"urban forest" in the heart of Mexico City. While here, be sure to visit the Chapultepec Palace and take a look at the amazing Tlaloc fountain created by artist Diego Rivera.
19. Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy
With its ancient oak trees, sculptures and fountains, the Boboli Gardens are more like an open-air museum than a park. Their green “architecture” became the inspiration for many park areas in Europe, including Versailles.
20. English Garden, Munich, Germany
This is Munich's largest public park. The English Garden is famous for its tea house and beer garden, which is the second largest in the city.
