Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
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Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
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Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#2It's in the name: stadtpark, city park.
In defense of Berlin's Tiergarten, it was originally a hunting preserve for deer (and Hasenheide was for rabbits), so it's big and intimidating. But there are still facilities in it that serve the neighboring residents. And throughout Berlin there are multiple volksparks, people's parks, which have everything the author mentions.
In most cities, parks evolve to serve the residents.
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#3This was such a nice read about a park I had never heard of. Thank you for writing it (and for actually writing it yourself instead of vibing it).
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#4Looks like a nice park! Was a bit odd of a read to me because the vast majority of the parks in my part the US are like this (sports fields, playgrounds, lakes, open green space, bike paths, grills, pavilions, etc), didn't realize I had taken that for granted.
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#5I got the same sense at Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna. Not so much the practical amenities but that it's still obvious that it was made for royalty going for strolls or looking for secluded shade areas. It's just a genuinely nice space & was more than a little jealous of the joggers that clearly use it for their daily run
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#6One of my favorite parks and much lesser knows is Westpark in Munich. Similarly built around usage and still unique since it was originally built for a national garden exhibition it features a rich set of small little areas from around the world, a Japanese party, a Chinese part, French areas, English areas. It has outdoor theaters, playgrounds, a lake, a communial area and much more . It’s worth a visit when you are in Munich
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#7This was such a nice read about a park I had never heard of. Thank you for writing it (and for actually writing it yourself instead of vibing it).
And for putting the inevitable subscribe-for-more form inline at the end of the article, rather than in a popup.
Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#8Looks like a nice park! Was a bit odd of a read to me because the vast majority of the parks in my part the US are like this (sports fields, playgrounds, lakes, open green space, bike paths, grills, pavilions, etc), didn't realize I had taken that for granted.
I think it varies. "Park" can mean anything from basically wild forest to maintained green space and it may or may not include ammenities such as you listed.
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Re: Hamburg's Stadtpark: A Park Built to Be Used
#10Looks like a nice park! Was a bit odd of a read to me because the vast majority of the parks in my part the US are like this (sports fields, playgrounds, lakes, open green space, bike paths, grills, pavilions, etc), didn't realize I had taken that for granted.
I think it varies. "Park" can mean anything from basically wild forest to maintained green space and it may or may not include ammenities such as you listed.
Sure. "State" and "National" parks mean something different than most city or county parks, which tend to be more amenity focused.