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Recent Examples of alamedaOr are Allende’s grandes alamedas still beckoning all these years later?—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023 But what has resonated most, the words that adorn hundreds of monuments erected in plazas, streets, and playgrounds across the world, is his prophecy that someday the grandes alamedas, the great avenues lined with trees, would open for the free people of tomorrow to walk through.—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Rome’s Villa Pamphili Park with its ornate flowerbeds, lawns and walkways is the Italian capital’s largest landscaped garden and a place of respite for the local population as temperatures soar in the summer.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Are there shaded walkways, cooling centers, or transportation services nearby?
Wind along sculpted griffins, a hilltop tempietto, fountains, a grotto, marble colonnades, a reflection pool and an amphitheater amid Hudson views.
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Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Taking in the event while leaning against Lorenzo Bernini’s massive Tuscan colonnades, built in the 17th century, compounded the emotions the Walkers felt about the moment’s historical significance.
As of last Wednesday, the long cobblestone stretch on West 14th Street from Ninth to 10th avenues has been transformed into a landscaped promenade for public art, events, seating and community gatherings.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
Now a design for the promenade will be finalized, which, importantly, officials said, will help with determining a budget for the project.
The shop, which has five locations in Georgia and another in Texas, recently opened in the Orange Blossom shopping plaza on Cortez Road in Bradenton.
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Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
Designed by Frida Escobedo, the plaza features seating and a reflecting pool with a fog effect, and doubles as both a gathering spot and place of serene contemplation within the enclave.
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