Freeway Park

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Freeway Park is an urban public park in downtown Seattle notable for its Brutalist concrete design and its pioneering construction over a freeway.

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Freeway Park canonical 1
freeway lid park 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brutalist landscape
park built over freeway
urban public park
adjacentTo Downtown Seattle core
linked to: downtown Seattle

First Hill neighborhood
linked to: First Hill

Washington State Convention Center
architecturalStyle Brutalism
builtOver Interstate 5
category Brutalist architecture in Washington
Parks in Seattle
Urban public parks
country United States
crosses Interstate 5
designer Lawrence Halprin
genre freeway lid park
linked to: Freeway Park
hasFeature concrete plazas
fountain structures
lawns
overlooks
pedestrian pathways
planter boxes
terraced walkways
trees
waterfalls
hasMaterial cast-in-place concrete
stone
vegetation
hasSection Central Plaza
Fountain Plaza
Upper Lawns
hasView downtown Seattle skyline
inception 1970s
landscapeArchitect Lawrence Halprin
landscapeArchitectureFirm Lawrence Halprin & Associates
locatedIn United States
Washington
downtown Seattle
location Seattle
notableFor Brutalist concrete design
being built over a freeway
early example of freeway lid park
opened 1976
openingDate 1976-07-04
operator Seattle Parks and Recreation
owner City of Seattle
partOf Seattle Parks and Recreation system
region Pacific Northwest

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Freeway Park genre freeway lid park
linked to: Freeway Park