Parque Tres de Febrero, popularly known as Bosques de Palermo (Palermo Woods), is an

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of approximately 400 hectares (about 989 acres) located in the

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, Argentina. Located between Libertador and

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s, it is known for its groves, lakes, and rose gardens (''El Rosedal'').

History

Following the 1852 overthrow of strongman

Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...

, his extensive northside Buenos Aires properties became public lands and, in 1862, a municipal ordinance provided for a city park on most of that land. On the initiative of

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Vicente Fidel López Vicente Fidel López (April 24, 1815 in Buenos Aires – August 30, 1903) was an Argentine historian, lawyer and politician. He was the son of writer and politician Vicente López y Planes. Biography He studied at the school of Moral Sciences wi ...

and President

Domingo Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (; born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the second President of Argentina. His writing sp ...

, work began in 1874 on ''Parque Tres de Febrero'' (February 3 Park), named in honor of February 3, 1852, the date of the defeat of Governor Rosas, among whose opponents had been Sarmiento. Designed by urbanist Jordán Czeslaw Wysocki and architect

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, the park was inaugurated on November 11, 1875. The dramatic economic growth of Buenos Aires afterwards helped to lead to its transfer to the municipal domain in 1888, whereby

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urbanist Carlos Thays was commissioned to expand and further beautify the park, between 1892 and 1912. Thays designed the Zoological Gardens, the

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, the adjoining Plaza Italia and the Rose Garden. The Andalusian Patio and Monument to the Four Argentine Regions (the "Spaniards' Monument") were added in 1927, the Municipal

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in 1951 and the Galileo Galilei planetarium, in 1966. Its

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architecture is distinctive in the city—a sphere supported by three arches. A popular field trip destination for the city's

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, the planets and other astronomical phenomena are projected on the dome, inside. An

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-style former

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on the grounds became the Eduardo Sívori Museum in 1996. Many people use the park every day, both on foot and bicycle, and this number increases greatly at the weekends. Boat rides are available on the three artificial lakes within the park. Close to the boating lake is the Poets' Garden, with stone and bronze busts of renowned poets, including

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and

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Gardens and Parks

Buenos Aires Zoo

Buenos Aires - Palermo - Jardín Zoológico

The Buenos Aires Zoo was a 45-acre (18-ha) zoo founded in 1888 by the

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Antonio Crespo. The Zoo contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 different animals. The institution's goals were to conserve species, produce research, and to educate the public. It is located opposite Plaza Italia at the junction of the Las Heras and Sarmiento Avenue. It was closed to the public in 2016.

Japanese garden

The Japanese garden was opened in 1967 at its current location, occupying a part of the Parque Tres de Febrero, in Plaza Sicilia. Is located in Adolfo Berro Avenue and front of the Alemania square. The demolition of the original

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in the Retiro area led to the 1967 opening of the current

Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens The Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens ( es, Jardín Japonés de Buenos Aires; ja, ブエノスアイレス日本庭園) are a public space administered by the non-profit Japanese Argentine Cultural Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They are amo ...

, the World's largest outside

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. The gardens were inaugurated on occasion of a State visit to Argentina by then-Crown Prince

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and Princess Michiko of Japan.

References

External links

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Tres Tres may refer to: * Tres (instrument), a Cuban musical instrument * Tres, Trentino, municipality in Italy * "Tres" (song) by Juanes * "Tres", a song by Líbido from their album ''Hembra'' * TrES, the ''Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey'' * Templi ...

Urban public parks Venues of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics