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The Santiago Metropolitan Park is an urban park located within the city of Santiago, capital of Chile. Consisting of the San Cristóbal, Chacarillas and Los Gemelos hills, and the areas of Tupahue, Lo Saldés, Pirámide and Bosque Santiago,〔Parque Metropolitano de Santiago (s/f). (Parque Metropolitano de Santiago - Quiénes somos ) (PHP). www.parquemet.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved November 14, 2012〕 the park is located between four communes of Santiago - Huechuraba, Providencia, Recoleta and Vitacura - and covers around 722 hectares, making it the largest urban park in Chile and one of the largest in the world.〔(Metropolitan Park ). Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo. In Spanish.〕 The Santiago Metropolitan Park also maintains 16 Urban Parks distributed throughout 13 communes in Santiago, a total area of almost 150.1 hectares. The maintenance work is carried out through “Urban Parks’ Conservation, Maintenance and Safety” projects which involve cleaning, irrigation, replantation and management of vegetal species, maintenance of urban equipment, sanitation control, weed control, fertilization and safety among other activities.〔(Urban Parks ). Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo. In Spanish.〕 The park was created in April 1966, when incorporating the Chilean National Zoo and the services of San Cristóbal Hill, and is managed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.〔(Parque Metropolitano ). Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo.〕 In September, 2012, the Chilean government launched a plan to significantly refurbish and expand the park between 2012 and 2016, a plan which includes building new footpaths, planting 100,000 more trees and expanding the National Zoo.〔(Gobierno lanza Plan Bicentenario e invertirá $22 mil millones en Parque Metropolitano ). La Tercera. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.〕 == Origins and History == San Cristóbal Hill began to be used in 1903 with the installation of the Mills Observatory, currently known as the Manuel Foster Observatory, twin of the Lick Observatory of the University of California.〔(El Observatorio de San Cristóbal ). Zig-Zag (magazine), editorial. Vol.2 No.65. Retrieved November 15, 2012.〕 The main icon on the hill, the Statue of the Virgin Mary on San Cristóbal Hill, was inaugurated on April 26, 1908.〔 In 1916, a project led by Alberto Mackenna Subercaseaux and Pedro Bannen sought to transform the hill into a park and public recreational area.〔 On September 28, 1917, Law No.3295 was published in the Official Gazette which authorized president Juan Luis Sanfuentes to accept donations, purchase or expropriate land located between Bosque Santiago and San Cristóbel Hill, inclusive. Said land was declared for public use and the creation of the future park. The then Intendant of Santiago, Pablo Urzúa, took official possession of the park’s land on June 17, 1918.〔 It was however during the period of intendant Alberto Mackenna, between 1921 and 1927, that the Hill was landscaped and prepared for public use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santiago Metropolitan Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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