Luis Muñoz Rivera Park

Infobox park
park=Luis Muñoz Rivera Park


image size=200px
caption=Landscape of Luis Muñoz Rivera park
type=Recreational
location=San Juan, Puerto Rico
coordinates=coord|18|27|51|N|66|5|26|W
size=27.2 acres (110,000 m²)
opened=1928
operator=
annual visitors=
status=Open all year

The Luis Muñoz Rivera Park (or Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera in Spanish) is a 27.2 acre (110,000 m²) recreational and national park located in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The park was named in honor of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz Rivera.

History

In 1919, land was set aside to create a large recreational park for the residents of San Juan. The land that was set aside once formed part of the third line of defense for the city during the 17th and 16th century. The powder house built in 1769 (“El Polvorín”) which supplied Fort San Jeronimo is still located on the grounds of the park.

The east side of the park is bordered by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court building designed by architects Toro Ferrer. To the north lies the public beach called "Escambron", the Parque del Tercer Milenio and the Sixto Escobar stadium, former home of the San Juan Senators and Santurce Crabbers baseball clubs.

The park was designed by Bennett, Parsons & Frost of Chicago in 1924. Construction began four years later in 1928. The park was restored by architects Otto Reyes Casanova in 1990, and by Andres Mignucci, FAIA in 2003.

ee also

* List of national parks