Turia Garden
Valencia, Spain
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The Turia Garden is a sprawling urban park in Valencia, Spain, created in 1986 on the former riverbed of the Turia River following the Great Flood. Designed by architect Ricardo Bofill, the park encompasses approximately 136 hectares (with plans to expand to 160.5 hectares) and stretches nearly 8.5 kilometers in length at an average width of 160 meters, making it one of Spain's largest purely urban gardens. The park descends from its starting point near Mislata and Bioparc Valencia at 19 meters above sea level to its terminus at Passeig de l'Albereda near the Oceanogràfic at 1 meter above sea level. Originally, Spanish authorities had planned to transform the riverbed into a transportation corridor, but public demand—articulated through the movement "El llit del Túria és nostre i el volem verd" ("The Turia riverbed is ours, and we want it green")—led to the reimagining of the space as a green recreational area for leisure and nature.
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- garden
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- Valencia, Spain
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