The Third of February Park, or Parque Tres de Febrero is among the most popular parks in Buenos Aires, but the Palermo section of the park is surely the most interesting, with its more than 8 thousand rose bushes. Palermo is surrounded by a lake and several hectares of beautiful greenery of the park. The rose garden is more than a century old, and it was awarded by the World Federation of Rose Societies. The park houses a bridge built in Greek style, an amphitheater, as well as the Poet’s Garden.
The grounds on which the park is located belonged to President Juan Manuel de Rosas until his defeat in the Battle of Caserosa on the 3rd February, 1852, an event after which the park was named. French-Argentine urbanist Carlos Thays, but the project was finished under the supervision of his student, Benito Carasca in 1914.
The park also contains a Japanese Garden, which was opened in 1967. This section of the park is located at the Sicilia Square, but it used to be located in the Retiro neighborhood until it was demolished and moved to the Parque Tres de Febrero. When it was moved and opened in 1967, it became the largest Japanese Park outside of Japan.
photo credit: Djogo Hungria
