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Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world. The park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995. The park influenced the design of Central Park in New York and Sefton Park in Liverpool. The park has a modern visitor centre, café, children's play area, woodland walks and various sporting facilities and clubs.

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  • Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world. The park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995. The park influenced the design of Central Park in New York and Sefton Park in Liverpool. The park contains many listed buildings. The Grand Entrance was designed by Lewis Hornblower and is at the northeast corner; it consists of three arches flanked by lodges and is in Ionic style. The Swiss Bridge, a pedestrian span of stringer construction, is unique as being the only covered bridge of traditional wooden construction in the United Kingdom. There is also a Pavilion called the Roman Boathouse standing by the lake in the park, the upper storey of which was originally intended to be a bandstand. There are many historic listed lodges of various designs within the grounds of the park. The park has a modern visitor centre, café, children's play area, woodland walks and various sporting facilities and clubs. (en)
  • Le parc de Birkenhead est un parc public, situé dans la municipalité du Wirral, aux abords de Liverpool, en Angleterre. Il est généralement considéré comme le premier parc public du Royaume-Uni. Il est conçu par Joseph Paxton et ouvert le 5 avril 1847. Joseph Paxton avait préalablement conçu les plans du Princes Park (parc privé) à Liverpool. Frederick Law Olmsted, architecte-paysagiste américain, s’inspire du Birkenhead Park lorsqu’il élabore les plans de Central Park. (fr)
  • Il parco di Birkenhead (in inglese Birkenhead Park) è un parco pubblico situato nel centro di Birkenhead nel Merseyside, Inghilterra. Fu progettato da Joseph Paxton e aprì il 5 aprile 1847. È generalmente riconosciuto come il primo parco civico finanziato dalla cittadinanza. (it)
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  • Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. (en)
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  • Birkenhead Park (en)
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  • Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (en)
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  • Grand Entrance, Birkenhead Park 2019.jpg (en)
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  • Open all year (en)
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  • Public park (en)
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  • Le parc de Birkenhead est un parc public, situé dans la municipalité du Wirral, aux abords de Liverpool, en Angleterre. Il est généralement considéré comme le premier parc public du Royaume-Uni. Il est conçu par Joseph Paxton et ouvert le 5 avril 1847. Joseph Paxton avait préalablement conçu les plans du Princes Park (parc privé) à Liverpool. Frederick Law Olmsted, architecte-paysagiste américain, s’inspire du Birkenhead Park lorsqu’il élabore les plans de Central Park. (fr)
  • Il parco di Birkenhead (in inglese Birkenhead Park) è un parco pubblico situato nel centro di Birkenhead nel Merseyside, Inghilterra. Fu progettato da Joseph Paxton e aprì il 5 aprile 1847. È generalmente riconosciuto come il primo parco civico finanziato dalla cittadinanza. (it)
  • Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world. The park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995. The park influenced the design of Central Park in New York and Sefton Park in Liverpool. The park has a modern visitor centre, café, children's play area, woodland walks and various sporting facilities and clubs. (en)
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  • Birkenhead Park (en)
  • Parc Birkenhead (fr)
  • Parco di Birkenhead (it)
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