Parque Almadrabillas, Urban park near Rambla de Belén in Almería, Spain.
Parque de las Almadrabillas is an urban park at the mouth of the Rambla de Belén in Almería. It surrounds the Cable Inglés, the 1904 iron ore loading dock built by The Alquife Mines and Railway Company Limited, and the Mauthausen memorial of 142 concrete columns. The grounds also hold the Ignacio Echeverría skate park.
The English Cable structure was completed in 1904 and operated as a mineral loading dock connecting the railway station to the port. It became a landmark of industrial importance during Almería's peak period of mining and mineral export activity.
The memorial to Almería's victims of Mauthausen, made of 142 concrete columns, one for each local person who died in the camp during the Second World War, stands among the park's lawns. The skate park at the park's edge was named Ignacio Echeverría in 2017, after a Spaniard killed in the June 2017 London attack.
The park is easily accessible with open pathways through green spaces suitable for walking and exploring. It helps to allow time for different zones, especially if you want to visit the memorial and see the skate facility.
Plans exist to transform the English Cable structure into an exhibition center with a restaurant and observation deck. This future development could turn the old industrial structure into a new attraction with Mediterranean views.
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