Lake and footbridge

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Lake and footbridge
San Donato Park
Via Pertini, Novoli
Florence, December 2021

“The area was divided into residential and commercial building lots, a part was occupied by faculties of the University of Florence and the New Palace of Justice, and finally 12 hectares were allotted as public park, the San Donato Park. A decision was made to plant 530 trees of varied species, some characteristic of the territory, others rare or typical of other soils. Mostly ash trees, hornbeams, willows, poplars, magnolias, but also windmill palms, American styraxes, ginko biloba and oaks. When they are all grown up, they will create a very special and interesting atmosphere, but it will take time. At the center of the park there is a lake, crossed by a pedestrian bridge and inhabited by a happy family of ducks . A small hill planted entirely with cypresses was built with the excavated earth.” (Il Parco di San Donato a Novoli, Leonardo da Vinci Art School)