A park is a green space intended for leisure.
A park is a piece of land that is intended for trees, gardens and meadows for recreation or rest . These spaces usually include areas for sports practice, benches to sit on, drinking fountains, children's games and other amenities.
Parks (from the French parc) , generally constitute the main green spaces within a city or urban settlement. In these cases, parks are not only important for neighbors to rest or take walks, but they are also vital from an ecological point of view for the generation of oxygen .
For example: “This afternoon I'm going to take my grandchildren to the park,” “I'm sorry, but I promised my son that we would go to the park,” “The park in my neighborhood is getting dirtier every day, I'm going to make a complaint to the police.” authorities.”
Most important parks
Among the most important parks of this type, we could highlight the Retiro Park , which is located in Madrid . It is the most important green lung of the city, it has 118 hectares of area and has buildings as emblematic and significant as the Crystal Palace , the Fallen Angel Fountain , the Artificial Mountain or the Monument to Alfonso XII .
In the same way, we cannot ignore another of the best-known parks in the world. We are referring to Central Park. In New York , and specifically in the Manhattan area, is where what has the privilege of being the most visited park in the United States is located. It has also become one of the most cinematic settings in the history of cinema.
An amusement or attraction park has recreational infrastructure.
Various types
There are, however, other types of parks. Among them would be natural parks , which are those that have plant, biological or animal characteristics that make them of incalculable value.
In the same way, we also find the amusement park , which is where the installation of a series of recreational facilities is carried out so that visitors can have fun and enjoy. Among the best known are Disney World , Disneyland Paris , Port Aventura , Terra Mítica , Isla Mágica and Universal Orlando Resort .
Other uses of the term
A park is also a set of materials, instruments or devices that are intended for public service : “The Argentine aviation park is very deteriorated and needs urgent renovation,” “The Government will invest several million pesos to satisfy the needs of the health park.” ” .
The private or protected areas where recreational or similar activities are carried out are known as parks: “This vacation I want to visit the amusement park by the sea,” “Holy Land is a theme park dedicated to religion that is located in the city.” of Buenos Aires” , “When it's hot, there's nothing better than spending the afternoon in one of the pools at the water park” .
An industrial park , finally, is an area intended for the installation of industries , with tax benefits, easy access and other amenities.