Parque España (Mexico City)

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Parque España is a park in the Colonia Hipódromo (neighborhood) of the Condesa district, in the Cuauhtémoc borough, in west-central Mexico City.

It is located between Nuevo León, Sonora and Parque España streets. It was inaugurated on September 21, 1921, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Mexican War of Independence. It contains statues such as the monument to Lázaro Cárdenas.{{cite web |url= http://www.mx-df.net/2010/01/de-paseo-por-el-parque-espana-su-historia-y-el-lugar/ |title= De paseo por el Parque España… Su historia y el lugar… |author= Lina |date= January 13, 2010 |work= MX-DF.net |location= Mexico |language= Spanish |accessdate= September 8, 2010 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100127135336/http://www.mx-df.net/2010/01/de-paseo-por-el-parque-espana-su-historia-y-el-lugar/ |archivedate= January 27, 2010 }} The park was designed by the pioneer of modern urban Mexico, architect José Luis Cuevas (not to be confused with the well-known artist by the same name). It has a small lake with a rustic cement bridge that resembles a wooden bridge.[http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/detalle.php?id_pat=4154 Secretariat of Tourism of the Mexican Federal District]

In 2008, the park was renovated and remodeled at a cost of over 12 million pesos. One of new additions was playground areas designed by architect Javier Sánchez.{{cite news |title= Inaugura Ebrard remodelación en Parque España |agency= Notimex |url= http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/472288.html |newspaper=El Universal |location=Mexico City |date=January 6, 2008 |accessdate=September 8, 2010 |language=Spanish }} In 2009, it was declared as the “Territory of Music and Poetry” (Territorio de Música y Poesía).

File:Monument to Lázaro Cárdenas (outstretched hand welcoming Spanish immigrants), Parque España, col. Condesa, Condesa, Mexico City.jpg|Monument to Lázaro Cárdenas (outstretched hand welcoming Spanish immigrants)

File:PlaygroundPEspanaMex.JPG|Playground designed by architect Javier Sánchez