DISCUSS: Best Public Park - Page 5

Darryl · October 7th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Hyde Park, London
Tiergarten, Berlin
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Central Park, New York
Englisher Garten, Munich

Pincio · October 9th, 2007, 10:36 AM

IMHO in Rome the best public parks are:

1) Villa Borghese, a public park famous for the fountains, the ancient statues, the view over city and its museums (the Borghese Gallery, The Etruscan Museum - the most important etruscan museum in the world - the National Modern Art Gallery).

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2) Villa pamphili

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3) Villa Sciarra

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_00_deathscar · October 9th, 2007, 11:04 AM

Roman parks are classy.

Diviner · October 10th, 2007, 10:32 PM

(all pictures above are from the german wikipedia-site about the park > link)

canucker16 · January 13th, 2008, 08:58 AM

central park is pretty neat and i like its location, but the ultimate public park is stanley park. hands down.
with the sea wall, beaches, aquarium, trails, views and sheer size it is unrivaled.

***hkskyline*** · January 17th, 2008, 03:45 AM

Stanley Park is more a natural park rather than Central Park's somewhat artificial flavour. After all, Central Park is surrounded by the city on 4 sides whereas Stanley Park only is bordered on 1 side by the urban expanse.

***Manila-X*** · January 17th, 2008, 03:51 AM

Oh man I thought you guys are referring to the southside of HK Island

Anyway, any pics of Stanley Park?

***hkskyline*** · January 17th, 2008, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WANCH

Oh man I thought you guys are referring to the southside of HK Island

Anyway, any pics of Stanley Park?

There is no such place as 'Stanley Park' in Hong Kong.

There is already an aerial posted above my previous post. You can also see some of my pictures from my Vancouver gallery on my website.

PauloLescaut · May 5th, 2008, 07:42 AM

Hey! Central Park is a big cliché. It's hors-concours, everyone remember it one when say about a "park".

I liked the parks you posted: Hangzhou, the roman Villas and the Golden Gate Park (impressive!)

Here I show a tropical one, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

Jardim Botânico

It's very close to the Tijuca Forest and the Corcovado Hill (where is the Christ the Redeemer statue), so many silvester animals come to the park.

Parque Lage (where is also a trail to the Christ statue)

dklicious. · May 18th, 2008, 05:53 PM

Oh man, I could see it coming. Several people are turning this topic into a 'Show your city's park' thread. But anyway, I certainly like most of them.

My personal Top 5:
#1 - Central Park, NYC (How can there be any doubt at all?)
#2 - Hyde Park, London (Been there. Lovely.)
#3 - Bombay (That one really impressed me)
#4 - Englischer Garten, München (I adore how soigné this park is)
#5 - Mont Royal, Montréal

Densetsu · May 20th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Ulus Park in Istanbul. Its a minor one. There are better and bigger parks in Istanbul but in my opinion the Ulus Park has the best view of the Bosphorus.

Some small sized photos by me from yesterday:

germantower · May 20th, 2008, 12:52 PM

New York:Central park
Dubai: Zabeel park
Paris: bois de boulogne

will add some pics later!

red_eagle_1982 · January 24th, 2009, 05:02 PM

Guell Park and Central Park

CrazyCanuck · February 9th, 2009, 08:21 AM

I've been to both Guell and central in the last year, both amazing. Guell is very unique though and I loved it even though I almost passed out because of the heat.

cardiff · February 22nd, 2009, 03:21 PM

I dont know why everyone is saying central park, for me a city park is somwhere you go to get away from the city and i never felt that in Central park. I dont deny its a beautiful piece of public space but its way too small for manhattans population. My favourite parks are former colonial city botanical gardens eg Sydney, Singapore, lots of parks in london (richmond and Hyde the best).... I guess its the countryside i look for in parks not formal gardens or overlloked lawns.

DinamiT · February 25th, 2009, 01:34 PM

Parque Eduardo VII (Eduard VII Park) - Lisbon, Portugal

Sry about the Quality of the pic :/

SouthmoreAvenue · July 28th, 2009, 10:35 PM

You don't need me to complement parks that everybody in here already knows, like Central Park, among others.

In Houston, i like both Discovery Green and Hermann Park.
Maybe post some pics, later.

I cant believe Millennium Park in Chicago hasn't been mentioned,though.

MDguy · July 29th, 2009, 06:31 AM

Millennium park is nice, but theres nothing particularly special about the park. Its not very park-ish either, with too much concrete and roads running through it. Nice though

Mr Bricks · July 31st, 2009, 02:57 PM

The nicest park I´ve ever visited is definitely Greenwich Park in London.

jayo · August 24th, 2009, 11:44 PM

Hyde park
Richmond park

October 9th, 2007, 10:36 AM	#82
Pincio S.P.Q.R. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Possis nihil Urbe Roma visere maius Posts: 8,053 Likes (Received): 50	IMHO in Rome the best public parks are: 1) Villa Borghese, a public park famous for the fountains, the ancient statues, the view over city and its museums (the Borghese Gallery, The Etruscan Museum - the most important etruscan museum in the world - the National Modern Art Gallery). image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr 2) Villa pamphili image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr 3) Villa Sciarra image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

October 10th, 2007, 10:32 PM	#84
Diviner Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 41 Likes (Received): 2	Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel (Germany) (all pictures above are from the german wikipedia-site about the park > link)

January 17th, 2008, 03:45 AM	#86
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,164 Likes (Received): 962	Stanley Park is more a natural park rather than Central Park's somewhat artificial flavour. After all, Central Park is surrounded by the city on 4 sides whereas Stanley Park only is bordered on 1 side by the urban expanse. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

January 17th, 2008, 03:51 AM	#87
*Manila-X* PINOY MOD!!! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DA METRO! Posts: 12,583 Likes (Received): 225	Oh man I thought you guys are referring to the southside of HK Island Anyway, any pics of Stanley Park? __________________ Manila X-Perience, My collection of images around Metro Manila http://www.flickr.com/photos/manilaxperience

February 22nd, 2009, 03:21 PM	#95
cardiff Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cardiff, Portsmouth Posts: 7,394 Likes (Received): 253	I dont know why everyone is saying central park, for me a city park is somwhere you go to get away from the city and i never felt that in Central park. I dont deny its a beautiful piece of public space but its way too small for manhattans population. My favourite parks are former colonial city botanical gardens eg Sydney, Singapore, lots of parks in london (richmond and Hyde the best).... I guess its the countryside i look for in parks not formal gardens or overlloked lawns. __________________ My photo threads Master thread of UK cities and towns - Istanbul - Chicago, niagra Falls and Toronto - Vienna - Budapest - Frankfurt - London, NewYork and QM2 - London and Paris

October 7th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#81
Darryl Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Baltimore Posts: 690 Likes (Received): 4	Hyde Park, London Tiergarten, Berlin Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Central Park, New York Englisher Garten, Munich

October 9th, 2007, 11:04 AM	#83
_00_deathscar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 5,055 Likes (Received): 0	Roman parks are classy.

January 13th, 2008, 08:58 AM	#85
canucker16 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 155 Likes (Received): 0	central park is pretty neat and i like its location, but the ultimate public park is stanley park. hands down. with the sea wall, beaches, aquarium, trails, views and sheer size it is unrivaled.

May 5th, 2008, 07:42 AM	#89
PauloLescaut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Niterói Posts: 11,352 Likes (Received): 607	Hey! Central Park is a big cliché. It's hors-concours, everyone remember it one when say about a "park". I liked the parks you posted: Hangzhou, the roman Villas and the Golden Gate Park (impressive!) Here I show a tropical one, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Jardim Botânico It's very close to the Tijuca Forest and the Corcovado Hill (where is the Christ the Redeemer statue), so many silvester animals come to the park. Parque Lage (where is also a trail to the Christ statue)

May 18th, 2008, 05:53 PM	#90
dklicious. Granny don't! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ze land of beer and blonde Mädchen. Posts: 112 Likes (Received): 7	Oh man, I could see it coming. Several people are turning this topic into a 'Show your city's park' thread. But anyway, I certainly like most of them. My personal Top 5: #1 - Central Park, NYC (How can there be any doubt at all?) #2 - Hyde Park, London (Been there. Lovely.) #3 - Bombay (That one really impressed me) #4 - Englischer Garten, München (I adore how soigné this park is) #5 - Mont Royal, Montréal

May 20th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#91
Densetsu Non-registered User! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,644 Likes (Received): 41	Ulus Park in Istanbul. Its a minor one. There are better and bigger parks in Istanbul but in my opinion the Ulus Park has the best view of the Bosphorus. Some small sized photos by me from yesterday:

May 20th, 2008, 12:52 PM	#92
germantower i ♥ NY Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,646 Likes (Received): 105	New York:Central park Dubai: Zabeel park Paris: bois de boulogne will add some pics later!

January 24th, 2009, 05:02 PM	#93
red_eagle_1982 frustrated architect Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manila Posts: 387 Likes (Received): 25	Guell Park and Central Park

February 9th, 2009, 08:21 AM	#94
CrazyCanuck MOD SQUAD Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,681 Likes (Received): 0	I've been to both Guell and central in the last year, both amazing. Guell is very unique though and I loved it even though I almost passed out because of the heat.

February 25th, 2009, 01:34 PM	#96
DinamiT PDN Lover . Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Loures, Lisboa Posts: 1,801 Likes (Received): 0	Parque Eduardo VII (Eduard VII Park) - Lisbon, Portugal Sry about the Quality of the pic :/ __________________ Cláudio Pinto Isto sim é uma assinatura...!

July 28th, 2009, 10:35 PM	#97
SouthmoreAvenue Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pasadena,Texas Posts: 504 Likes (Received): 0	You don't need me to complement parks that everybody in here already knows, like Central Park, among others. In Houston, i like both Discovery Green and Hermann Park. Maybe post some pics, later. I cant believe Millennium Park in Chicago hasn't been mentioned,though.

July 29th, 2009, 06:31 AM	#98
MDguy Balto Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Balwash Posts: 3,362	Millennium park is nice, but theres nothing particularly special about the park. Its not very park-ish either, with too much concrete and roads running through it. Nice though __________________ Back to Black

July 31st, 2009, 02:57 PM	#99
Mr Bricks Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Helsinki Posts: 5,250 Likes (Received): 42	The nicest park I´ve ever visited is definitely Greenwich Park in London. __________________ Helsinki http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...516&highlight= Helsinki Projects http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post104295032

August 24th, 2009, 11:44 PM	#100
jayo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The World Posts: 886 Likes (Received): 0	Hyde park Richmond park __________________ london

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