A hidden garden near the Alhambra Monument: Now a public park, the Carmen de los Martires is a delightful setting with magnificent views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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To find Fay Park — formerly a residential garden which was designed by Thomas Church in 1957 — walk down toward North Beach, just beyond the city’s ‘crooked’ landmark street, where Lombard twists & turns to the delight of photo-snapping tourists. Fay Park is tucked away at Leavenworth and Chestnut Streets, adjacent to the spacious Edwardian home on the corner: The house and garden bequeathed by Mary Fay Berrigan to the City of San Francisco. Fay Park is the only residential garden designed by Church, a renowned American landscape architect, that is now open to the public: 10AM to 4PM Daily. Continue reading Secret Garden in San Francisco: Fay Park 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Garden Travel, Historic Gardens, San Francisco Landscape Architecture, Public parks, San Francisco 
The 9/11 Memorial has opened in New York City … … on the site where the World Trade Center Twin Towers once rose skyward. Two vast pools now occupy the footprints of the two buildings. Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker designed the memorial to incorporate thirty-foot waterfalls, cascading into pools that culminate in a central void. Bronze parapets outline the uppermost ledge of each pool. Here, inscriptions of the victims’ names can be seen. The reflection of One World Trade Center heightens the impact of the new Museum Pavilion’s glass facade – the museum is not yet completed. One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the United States when construction concludes. Continue reading 9/11 Memorial NYC: A Photo Essay 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Historic Gardens, National Parks, New York Historic Gardens, New York, Public parks |
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