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Photo Gallery: Grant Park
From the
Grant Park Conservancy:
A gift to the city of Atlanta in 1883, Grant Park now
welcomes over two million visitors each year.
Lemuel P. Grant saw the need for a great city park (1882) and stipulated in
his donation of 100 acres that "the land should be used for park purposes
for all Atlantans".
The popularity of the park grew with the addition of the zoo (1889) and
Cyclorama (1893). John C. Olmsted, of the famous Olmsted landscape design
firm, visited Grant Park and was commissioned to provide a
design/development plan in 1903.
Today, Grant Park is the oldest surviving city park in Atlanta. It now
encompasses 131.5 acres. Although many come to the park to view the painting
at the Atlanta Cyclorama or enjoy the exotic animals at the zoo, the park
offers a wide range of amenities including picnic facilities, historical
structures, athletic fields, children's play areas, botanical diversity,
natural areas, quiet walks and more.
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