Parque del tío Jorge, Public park in Arrabal district, Zaragoza, Spain
Parque del Tío Jorge covers 151,538 square metres on Zaragoza's left bank, in a trapezoid shape with one notched side. At its centre stands a 17-metre iron structure whose base holds a 2.3-metre statue of Tío Jorge carved in Alicante stone by Ángel Orensanz. An artificial pond opened in 1973, crossed by a bridge to a small artificial island.
The park honors Jorge Ibor y Casamayor, a farmer who resisted French occupation during the First Siege of Zaragoza in 1808. A central monument commemorates his defiance and its importance to the city's past.
The park is named after Jorge Ibor y Casamayor, known as Tío Jorge, a hero of the Sieges of Zaragoza. Its central feature is a 17-metre iron structure whose base holds a 2.3-metre statue of him carved in Alicante stone by Ángel Orensanz. The artificial pond, added in 1973, is crossed by a bridge leading to a small central islet.
The park lies in the Margen Izquierda district, between the Picarral neighbourhood and the railway tracks, and covers 151,538 square metres in a trapezoid shape with one notched side. The artificial pond, opened in 1973, is crossed by a bridge leading to a small island at its centre. Paths link the pond, the monument and the wooded areas; the ground is flat, so no special footwear is needed.
The park's central iron monument to Tío Jorge stands 17 metres tall, and at its base is a 2.3-metre statue of Jorge Ibor y Casamayor carved in Alicante stone by Ángel Orensanz. The artificial pond was added later, in 1973, and a bridge crosses it to a small artificial islet at its centre.
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