5/5 João X. 2 years ago on Google
The
most
important
modernist
garden
in
Lisbon.
It
is
a
popular
destination
for
many
Lisboners,
specially
on
weekends.
There
are
several
cafés
with
outdoor
sitting,
benches,
an
outdoor
amphitheater
and
lawns
to
choose
from;
or
several
path
choices
if
one
chooses
to
just
stroll.
It
was
designed
by
landscape
architects
António
Viana
Barreto
and
Gonçalo
Ribeiro
Telles
in
the
60s.
It
addresses
space
in
a
modernist
way,
(centered
more
on
a
non-narrative
disposition
of
ambiences,
working
plastically
with
mass
and
void
rather
than
on
the
presentation
of
"objects"
(path,
the
ruin,
the
folly,
the
flowerbed,
etc.)
or
of
narratives
(a
classic
mythology
story,
etc.).
One
can
find
different
"experiences"
and
ambiences
and
vegetation
was
chosen
to
maximize
year
round
color
and
"show".
As
a
modernist
garden,
it
is
a
heavily
engineered
landscape,
with
major
topographic
works
and
the
creation
of
an
artificial
lake.
Around
the
2000s
a
major
renovation
of
the
garden
added
an
ecological
layer
to
it,
with
the
use
of
mixed
species
lawns
and
different
types
of
cover
to
reduce
watering
needs;
and
the
inclusion
of
several
small
water
pools
to
boost
biodiversity.
The
garden
is
expanding
southwards
to
include
the
grounds
of
the
neighboring
estate,
donated
to
the
Gulbenkian
foundation
(the
grounds,
not
the
palace).
It
will
also
receive
a
pedestrian
bridge
connection
that
will
help
link
it
to
the
newly
built
Gonçalo
Ribeiro
Telles
garden,
northwest.
The
paths
are
mostly
made
of
large
concrete
squares
set
on
the
landscape,
5cm
high.
Sometimes,
a
side
ramp
is
provided,
but
not
always,
and
there
are
stepping
stones
too
spaced
out
accross
water
canals,
so
a
full
enjoyment
of
the
garden
is
not
possible
for
accessible
challenged.
I
highly
recommend
a
visit,
together
with
a
cultural
event
or
a
visit
to
the
collection
/
museum.
Or
just
a
towel
and
book
to
read
on
the
lawn.
Or
just
a
stroll
and
ice
cream.
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