Jardines de Pedro Luis Alonso, Urban garden next to City Hall in Centro District, Málaga, Spain
Jardines de Pedro Luis Alonso is an urban green space located beside City Hall that features geometric arrangements of orange trees, mandarin trees, and cypress trees set around decorative fountains and pathways. The garden connects to neighboring green areas and offers visitors an orderly, planted environment within the city center.
The gardens were designed by Fernando Guerrero-Strachan Rosado in 1945 and opened in 1948 during Spain's post-war period. They were created as part of the city's urban renewal efforts when many spaces were being restored and rebuilt.
A statue at the center depicts a biznaguero, a street vendor from Málaga's past who sold traditional flower arrangements called biznagas. This figure remains a symbol of the city's local customs and the trades that once shaped daily life in the streets.
The garden connects directly to neighboring green spaces, allowing visitors to extend their walk through multiple linked areas. The maintained pathways are easy to navigate, and the layout is flat and accessible throughout.
In 2009, the garden underwent renovations that replaced large cypress trees with smaller varieties and introduced extensive new rose plantings. This transformation noticeably changed the visual character of the space from its earlier decades.
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