Citygarden
Urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Citygarden is an urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis but maintained by the Gateway Foundation.[1] It is located between Eighth, Tenth, Market, and Chestnut streets,[2] in the city's "Gateway Mall" area. Before being converted to a garden and park, the site comprised two empty blocks of grass.[3] Citygarden was dedicated on June 30, 2009,[4] and opened one day later, on July 1, 2009.[1]
Citygarden | |
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Type | Urban park and sculpture garden |
Location | Between Eighth, Tenth, Chestnut, and Market streets, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 38.627°N 90.194°W / 38.627; -90.194 |
Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
Created | July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01) |
Operated by | Gateway Foundation |
Visitors | 1,000,000+ (estimated) |
Status | Open year round |
Public transit access | MetroBus Red Blue At 8th & Pine station |
Website | citygardenstl |
Citygarden is 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) in size—occupying two square city blocks—and cost US$30 million to develop. St. Louis' Gateway Foundation, a not-for-profit organization supporting public art,[3] funded the design and construction of the garden.[2] While the city owns the land on which Citygarden was developed, the foundation owns the statues and covers all park maintenance costs except water and electricity.[5] The Gateway Foundation is also in charge of providing additional security for the garden.[6]
There is no admission fee for visitors of Citygarden, which is located close to St. Louis' Gateway Arch and Busch Stadium.[5] The park is open year-round[7] and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[8]