Parque Lira, Public park in Tacubaya district, Mexico City
Parque Lira is a public park in the Tacubaya district of Mexico City, with walking paths, green spaces, playgrounds, and sports facilities spread across a large plot. The grounds are divided into clearly defined areas, each suited to a different kind of outdoor activity.
The land belonged to textile industrialist Vicente Lira Mora until 1937, when President Lázaro Cárdenas turned the private estate into a public park. That decision permanently changed the character of the Tacubaya neighborhood, opening a formerly closed property to everyone in the city.
The park holds a World Peace Bell that Japan gifted in 1990, one of several such bells placed at symbolic locations around the world. Visitors can find it in a quiet corner of the grounds, where it stands as a place for reflection.
The park sits right next to the Metrobus Parque Lira station, making it easy to reach without a car. Once inside, different zones are clearly laid out, so it is straightforward to find the right area depending on what you are looking for.
The main entrance is framed by a neoclassical arch designed by Italian architect Francesco Saverio Cavallari between 1857 and 1864, long before the park existed. Most visitors walk through it without noticing that the gate predates the park itself by several decades.
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