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Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park is a List of dinosaur parks, dinosaur park in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Dedicated on May 22, 1936, it contains seven dinosaur sculptures on a hill overlooking the city, created to capitalize on the tourists coming to the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore. Constructed by the City of Rapid City and the Works Progress Administration, WPA Project #960's dinosaurs were designed by Emmet Sullivan (sculptor), Emmet Sullivan. Sullivan also designed the ''Apatosaurus'' at Wall Drug nearby in Wall, South Dakota; the Christ of the Ozarks statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and the dinosaurs at the now-closed Dinosaur World (Arkansas), Dinosaur World in Beaver, Arkansas. The park is located at 940 Skyline Drive and is maintained by the City of Rapid City. Admission is free. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1990. History Background In the 1920s and 1930s, Rapid City was looking to capitalize on the growing tourist traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dinosaur Parks
A dinosaur park usually refers to a theme park in which several life-size sculptures or models of prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs are displayed. The first dinosaur park worldwide was Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, which opened in London in 1854. Other dinosaur parks are listed below. Europe Austria Styrassic Parkin Bad GleichenbergTriassic Parkin Waidring Tirol. * World of Dinosaurs: mobile exhibition with numerous stations in Europe. Currently in Perchtoldsdorf Croatia Dinopark Funtanain Funtana, Istria Czech Republic * DinoPark Praha in Prague * DinoPark Ostrava in Ostrava * DinoPark Plzeň in Plzeň * DinoPark Liberec in Liberec * DinoPark Vyškov in Vyškov *Prehistoric Park in Chvalovice France * Dino-Zoo du Doubs in Charbonnières-les-Sapins *Parc Préhistorique de Bretagne in Malansac *Musée parc des dinosaures in Mèze *PréhistoDino Parc in Lacave en Quercy *Dinosaur'Istres in Istres Germany * :de:Dinosaur Park (Münchehagen) (Dinopark) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
