Freeway Park
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Freeway Park is an urban public park in downtown Seattle notable for its Brutalist concrete design and its pioneering construction over a freeway.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brutalist landscape
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park built over freeway ⓘ urban public park ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Downtown Seattle core
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Hill neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Brutalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOver | Interstate 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Brutalist architecture in Washington
ⓘ
Parks in Seattle ⓘ Urban public parks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Interstate 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Lawrence Halprin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | freeway lid park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete plazas
ⓘ
fountain structures ⓘ lawns ⓘ overlooks ⓘ pedestrian pathways ⓘ planter boxes ⓘ terraced walkways ⓘ trees ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
cast-in-place concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Central Plaza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fountain Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Lawns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView | downtown Seattle skyline ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Lawrence Halprin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitectureFirm | Lawrence Halprin & Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ downtown Seattle ⓘ |
| location | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brutalist concrete design
ⓘ
being built over a freeway ⓘ early example of freeway lid park ⓘ |
| opened | 1976 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1976-07-04 ⓘ |
| operator | Seattle Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seattle Parks and Recreation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
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