Within the next period, the announcement of the tender for the upgrade and promotion of the historical park is expected – What does it include
Within the next period, the announcement of the tender for the implementation of the project, which concerns the upgrading and promotion of the historical park of Naoussa, with a total budget of 1.6 million euros, is expected.
The municipal park of Naoussa was “renovated” for the last time 70 years ago, while the municipal authority assures that any development and modification of it will preserve “the thread of connection of the space with its historical and also its more recent past, as it emerged and from the planning of 1959”.
It is a project that aims to contribute to the sustainable and rational management of the city park, to highlight and protect its historical identity and to increase its functionality for recreation.
What does redevelopment include?
In particular, the project of redevelopment and promotion of the historical municipal park of Naoussa includes, among others, the following: Restoration, reconstruction and improvement of the existing structural elements, construction of modern irrigation and drainage networks, paving of the corridors that will demarcate the soft from the hard surfaces of the space. Different types of plants will be planted according to a special planting plan and new equipment will be installed, such as lighting fixtures, seating, waste containers, pergolas, playground equipment as well as information signs.
One of the important architectural interventions, as pointed out in the relevant announcement of the municipality of Naoussa, is the construction of a metal disk with a diameter of five meters, at the entrance of Irini square, which will be perforated in a pantograph and under the metal element low growth plants will be planted, the which will be renewed at regular intervals. Corresponding interventions will be made to the bridges and other architectural elements of the park.
.The Municipal Park of Naoussa on the European Route of Historic Gardens
The Municipal Park of Naoussa is a historical place of special importance (the Sacrifice Monument is located in the park on the site where in April 1822 the horrific event of the massacre of the Naoussa Heroes by the Turks occurred), but also a rare Monument of Landscape Architecture, with a special botanical and environmental interest, which according to the Council of Europe, is part of the Landscape Heritage of the HEREIN network.
“The object of the study we prepared for the regeneration of the municipal park of Naoussa is the protection and highlighting of the natural character, as the unique green lung of the city, but also as a work of Landscape Architecture of particular historical, ecological and aesthetic value. The park, from 2021, has officially joined the European Route of Historic Gardens of the Council of Europe, being the first park in Greece to become a member of this European network”, points out the mayor of Naoussa, Nikolas Karanikolas, noting that the aforementioned distinction “constitutes a particularly important development, as it gives the opportunity to network the municipality with the most important parks in Europe, the exchange of good practices and know-how, with the aim of sustainable development, with respect for the environment and our history”.
In addition, according to him, the inclusion of the park in the aforementioned network creates opportunities for high-level tourism, as well as the utilization of financial “tools”, with respect to its heritage and identity.
Source: Skai
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