Jardín del Turia
The Jardín del Turia ( German Garden of Turia , sometimes also referred to in the plural as Jardines del Turia ) is a park in the Spanish port city of Valencia .
It was created in the 1980s in the old river bed of the Rio Turia after it was diverted from Valencia after the Great Flood in the 1960s.
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history
When the city of Valencia was in Roman times in 138 BC. BC, they chose the location because of the favorable location at the winding end of the Turia. The place of the foundation was at a higher point that was spared from flooding. At that time, however, the sea level was about four meters below today's level.
The river served not only to supply the city with water, but also as a natural moat in the defense of the city. The river was still navigable for small boats so that goods could be transported on it.
Up until the Middle Ages there was this possibility of navigating the river by boat. The progressive growth of the city meant that the Turia carried less and less water and soon ran only as a narrow body of water through the old river bed. Nevertheless, there were repeated floods that cost many lives. In response, measures were taken to prevent further such disasters by building dams.
In October 1957, heavy rain events, especially in the north of Valencia, caused the Turia to leave its river bed and large parts of the Valencian city center were flooded. This flood disaster killed at least 81 people and also caused considerable material damage. After the flood, the “Plan Sur” was decided, which provided for a diversion of the Turia south around the city and which has since flowed into the Mediterranean at the port of Valencia . Instead of the river, a city motorway should now be led through the old river bed. These plans were not pursued after the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
Instead, measures were taken in the 1980s to transform the old Turia river bed into a large park, the Jardines del Turia. The aim was to create a varied environment with various types of green and leisure facilities that was accessible to the entire city population. The facility was divided into sections that differ from each other in terms of plant species and use.
description
The beginning of the Jardines del Turia is in the northwest of the Parque de Cabecera and the adjoining animal enclosures of the Bioparc Valencia .
The next section is east of it between the Puente de Nou d'Octubre and the Puente de Campanar. This area is characterized by a high population of trees, which should provide shade for visitors in the hot summer months.
The area to the east of this section between the Puente de Campanar and the Puente de las Glorias Valencianas offers space for sporting activities with an athletics stadium managed by the city's sports department.
In the next area between the Puente de las Glorias Valencianas and the Torres de Serranos there are other sports facilities, including a jogging track, as well as a football and baseball field . In addition, this section of the park is also characterized by a high population of trees, which is intended to protect park visitors from the sun's rays. In this area, the former river bed is spanned by the Puente de las Artes, the Puente de San José Siglo and the Puente des Serranos.
From the former city gate Torres de Serranos, the Jardines del Turia continue in a south-easterly direction. In addition to other green areas, there are other sports facilities here. This area of the park leads to the Palau de la Música and is crossed by the Pont de Fusta, the Puente de la Trinidad, the Puente del Real, the Puente de la Exposición , the Puente de las Flores and the Puente de Aragón. There is a large pool of water in front of the Palau de la Música.
The Parque Gulliver is located between the Puente del Ángel Custodio and the Puente del Reino . This continues south of the Puente del Reino. The Parque Gulliver offers space for the young visitors of the park and contains as the main attraction a 70 meters long and maximum 7.50 m high image of the main character "Gulliver" from the novel Gulliver's Travels by the Irish writer Jonathan Swift . South of the Puente del Reino there is a cafeteria, a mini golf course and a skate park .
At the southeast end, the Jardines del Turia merge into the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias .
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Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ 19 ″ N , 0 ° 21 ′ 53.1 ″ W.