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The Park (Virginia)
Literature and comics * ''The Park'' (play), a 1983 play by Botho Strauß * ''The Park'', a comic strip in the British comic ''Buster'' Films * ''The Park'' (2003 film) (''Chow lok yuen''), a 2003 horror film directed by Lau Wai Keung * ''The Park'' (2007 film), a 2007 Chinese film Games * ''The Park'' (video game), a psychological horror experience game Places * The Park at MOA, an amusement park at Mall of America (MOA), in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States * The Park (Woodlands), the centrepiece of the Woodlands model village in South Yorkshire, England * The Park Estate, a residential estate in Nottingham, England * The Park, Burley-on-the-Hill, a cricket venue in Rutland, England * The Park Hotels, an Indian hotel chain * Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, a high school campus in Michigan, United States * Skye (Charlotte), formerly The Park, a 22-story hotel/condominium tower in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States See also * Park (other) * Park Hote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park (play)
''The Park'' () is a 1983 play by the German writer Botho Strauß. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', with the characters moved to a contemporary German city. Strauß wrote the play after a cancelled staging of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' for the Berliner Schaubühne. Strauß had worked on his own translation of the play, but decided to adapt it into a new play with a modern-day setting. The play was printed in 1983 and staged in three German versions the following year, by Dieter Bitterli in Freiburg, Dieter Dorn at the Munich Kammerspiele and Peter Stein at the Berliner Schaubühne. It was the basis for the 1992 opera ''Parken'' by the composer Hans Gefors. Reception Paul Taylor of ''The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster (comic)
''Buster'' was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the company's comics division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total. The comic carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, featuring the title character Buster and a host of other characters. Description The title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as ''Buster: Son of Andy Capp''; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues, Buster often referred to his father, and Andy was seen in the comic (attempting to find a gas leak in three frames of the 18 June 1960 issue; shown in two drawn photographs in the 2 July issue that same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park (2003 Film)
''The Park'' is a 2003 Hong Kong horror film originally released in 3-D. The film was directed and produced by Andrew Lau. The film was shown at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival as part of the midnight screenings. Plot 14 years ago, a girl fell to her death from the Ferris wheel in an amusement park and the park's owner hanged himself from the wheel in guilt for the casualty. The park has been closed down by the government since then. Alan, a reporter, travels to the park out of curiosity and disappears after being pulled underground by an unseen force. Alan's sister, Yen, decides to enter the deserted park to search for her brother. Yen's mother, a ghostbuster who captures spirits with a magic camera, tells Yen that she knows Alan is dead and asks Yen not to find him. However, Yen insists that Alan is still alive and she goes to the park against her mother's will, bringing along six of her friends (Ka-ho, Dan, YY, Ken, Pinky and Shan). They meet the park's caretaker, a weird-lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park (2007 Film)
''The Park'' is the 2007 directorial debut of Chinese writer-director Yin Lichuan. Produced by Filmblog Media (which also handled international distribution) and Beijing Wide Angle Lens, the comedy-drama film is part of producer Lola Zhang's Yunnan New Film Project, ten proposed films by female Chinese directors. ''The Park'' is the second of the ten to be released, after Wang Fen's '' The Case'' (2007). Each of the films was required to take place in the southern province of Yunnan. ''The Park'' tells the story of a father's reconnection with his daughter after he moves in with her in the provincial capital of Kunming. Upset over her relationship with a younger man with no job prospects, he begins to tout her name in a local park to other elderly parents looking to marry off their children. Cast * Wang Deshun as Gao Yuanshan, a widowed man who reconnects with his adult daughter after moving into her apartment in Kunming. * Li Jia as Xiaojun, Yuanshan's daughter, a journalist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park (video Game)
''The Park'' is a first-person psychological horror video game developed and published by Funcom. The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 27, 2015 and is a spin-off of an earlier Funcom game, ''The Secret World''. It was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 3, 2016 and Nintendo Switch on October 22, 2019. It was released in Japan on September 24, 2020. The game takes place in the Atlantic Island Park that closed back in 1980 for mysterious reasons that are gradually revealed throughout the game. Gameplay ''The Park'' is experienced from a first-person perspective as the player, Lorraine, interacts with and experiences the decrepit environment of Atlantic Island Park. The game does not feature combat or enemies, and Lorraine can only interact with limited objects, mainly notes that reveal the backstory of the park. Lorraine can call out to character Callum and follow his voice to reach areas or objectives within the park, such as the rides. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park At MOA
Nickelodeon Universe is the name of two indoor amusement parks located at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, ma ... and American Dream Meadowlands, American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a third location under construction at the Mall of China in Chongqing, China. The parks consist of attractions and rides based on Nickelodeon’s popular franchises. The amusement parks are owned and operated by the Triple Five Group with licensing rights from Paramount Global, which owns Nickelodeon. Mall of America History Camp Snoopy The park was originally known as Knott's Camp Snoopy, and later, simply Camp Snoopy, and was themed around the Charles M. Schulz ''Peanuts'' comic strip characters. Camp Snoopy themed areas are st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park (Woodlands)
Woodlands is a model village 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village lies adjacent to Highfields and Adwick le Street within the City of Doncaster. The colliery village was designed and built in the early 20th century by the architect Percy Houfton as tied cottages for the miners of the neighbouring Brodsworth Colliery. In an era of model villages such as Saltaire, Port Sunlight and Bournville, Woodlands, with extensive open spaces, many different designs of houses, and overall living conditions excellent for their time, possibly represents the height of the model village movement. The village is a conservation area. Topography Lying between the historic Great North Road (the former A1, now the A638) and a Roman Road, the houses in the village are in short terraces, typically of four, and face each other across wide avenues. At the back they typically overlook a large square open space. The Roman Road is Ermine Street, the bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park Estate
The Park Estate is a private residential housing estate to the west of Nottingham city centre, England. It is noted for its Victorian architecture, although many of the houses have been altered, extended or converted into Apartment, flats. The estate uses gas lighting, gas street lighting, which is believed to be one of the largest networks in Europe. History The Park Estate started life as a forested Deer park (England), deer park situated immediately to the west of Nottingham Castle. The castle was, from its construction in 1087 until 1663, a royal castle, and the adjoining park a royal park. As well as deer, the park containing fish ponds and a rabbit warren, whilst Henry II of England, King Henry II, who was reported to be 'addicted to hunting beyond measure', added a falconry. The park would have provided both food and sport for castle residents. After the capture of the castle by Roundhead, parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, the park's trees were felled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park, Burley-on-the-Hill
The Park was a cricket ground situated in the grounds of the mansion of George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea at Burley-on-the-Hill in Rutland. It was used for first-class cricket in 1790, when an early all-England team played a Hampshire team. The fixture was repeated the following year. Also in 1791, an Old Etonians side played the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1792 the Earl of Winchilsea's XI played Assheton Smith's XI. In 1793, England played a Surrey team at the ground. The final first-class match held on the ground was during the same year when the Earl of Winchilsea's XI played R Leigh's XI. The final recorded match held on the ground was in 1814 when Rutland played Nottingham. The grounds of the mansion has been used for occasional cricket matches in recent decades including in 1994 the Lord's Taverners against a Rutland XI to mark 300 years since the house was constructed. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park Hotels
The Park Hotels is a collection of contemporary luxury five-star boutique hotels in India belonging to the Apeejay Surrendra Group, headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. These hotels are located in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam and Goa. New properties are under construction in Kochi, Kolkata (E.M. Bypass), Pune, Coimbatore and Jaipur. Among these, The Park Kolkata was awarded the "National Tourism Award" (2003–04) for outstanding performance as the Best Boutique Hotel in the country by the Department of Tourism, Government of India. The Park Bangalore was designed by Terence Conran. The Park Kolkata under the flagship of Park Hotels won The Best Business Hotel award at Travel+ leisure India south Asia's luxury travel event 'India's Best Awards 2018' in New Delhi List of The Park Hotels in India History The hotel business was started by Surrendra Paul in 1967, with the opening of the group's first hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth-Canton Educational Park
The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (commonly PCEP or "The Park") encompasses three public secondary schools—Salem High School, Canton High School, and Plymouth High School—in Canton Township, Michigan, United States within Metro Detroit.Canton township, Wayne county, Michigan " . Retrieved on October 28, 2009. PCEP is located on a campus. PCEP is part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District, serving port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skye (Charlotte)
Skye, formerly known as The Park, is a 22-story building at Caldwell and Third Streets in Charlotte, North Carolina that includes a 172-room Hyatt Place hotel opened October 15, 2013, and a 69-unit condominium development. In 1985, developer Pete Verna built the Charlotte National Building and a parking garage designed to be the base of a skyscraper. Both structures were four stories; the Charlotte National Building included the facade of the First Citizens Bank building which was demolished for First Citizens Plaza. Architect/preservationist Jack Boyte described the reconstructed facade as "classical Greek temple architecture." In 2000, downtown Charlotte's first luxury condominium development, The Park, was announced. The project was delayed by an uncertain economy after the September 11 attacks. Originally, Charlotte's second tallest residential building was to have 126 units, but the number changed to 105 units so they could be larger; sizes would range from . Four levels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
