Elazığ Botanical Park Explained

Elazığ Botanical Park
Alt Name:Turkish: Elazığ Botanik Park
Location:Elazığ, Turkey
Coords:38.6605°N 39.1616°W
Area:1.5ha
Designer:Günay Erdem, Serpil Öztekin Erdem
Operator:Elazığ Municipality

Elazığ Botanical Park (Turkish: Turkish: Elazığ Botanik Park) is the first botanical park at the central and eastern parts of Turkey.

Geography

The 1.5ha park is at the western part of the center of Elazığ. Its altitude is 1100m (3,600feet). It is surrounded by Abdullah Paşa District to the west, Sport Center to the north, High School to the east and, Gazi Caddesi to the south.

History

As the growth of the city of Elazığ step by step site surrounded by the high density residential buildings. At 2009 Municipality of Elazığ established Elazığ Botanical Park [1] and opened to the public.

Design

Elazığ Botanical Park was designed on 2007 by Turkish landscape architect Serpil Öztekin Erdem.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Elazığ - Botanik Park. www.wowturkey.com.
  2. Web site: Architecture and Landscape Architecture. www.haberler.com.