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Hernando Tejada's most famous work, El gato del río, is a 3.5 meter tall lost-wax cast monumental sculpture of a cat which Tejada executed in 1996 with financial support of the City of Cali. Today, it is the most visited sculpture in Colombia surpassing in popularity public sculptures by Fernando Botero , Édgar Negret , and Enrique Grau .
A park district is a form of local special-purpose district for providing public parks and recreation in or near its geographic boundaries. Some park districts also own or maintain related cultural facilities such as monuments, zoos, sports venues, music venues, or museums. Park districts are prevalent in the United States.
El Gato del Río ("The River Cat") is a sculpture by Colombian artist Hernando Tejada. The sculpture was inaugurated on July 3, 1996 and is located on the side of the Cali River in Cali, Colombia . Over time, it has turned into a famous landmark of the city [ 1 ] along with the monument to Sebastián de Belalcázar and Cristo Rey .
Tad Gormley Stadium (originally City Park Stadium) is a 26,500 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. [ 1 ] The stadium is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's track and field teams. [ 2 ]
Programs determined to be "Designated" follow best-practices established by the National Main Street Center and/or statewide or regional coordinating programs. [4] One requirement of being a "Designated" program is to appoint a full-time staff member, often called a main street manager .
The Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, commonly known as the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, is a nature center operated by the city of Boca Raton, Florida, in conjunction with the Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards (Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc.) and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, and located at 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. in Boca Raton.
Amistad National Recreation Area is a national recreation area managed by National Park Service (NPS) that includes the area around the Amistad Reservoir at the confluence of the Rio Grande, the Devils River, and the Pecos River near Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas. [3]
The Geauga Park District, among the Ohio Metroparks, manages a system of nature preserves scattered throughout Geauga County, Ohio. The network of 22 open parks, as well as preserves and future parks, encompass more than 10,000 acres (40 km 2 ) and includes 60+ miles of walking, bicycle and horse trails, picnic areas, a nature center and ...