Woodruff Park, Public park in Downtown Atlanta, United States

Woodruff Park occupies 6 acres north of Edgewood Avenue, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE in Downtown Atlanta. A paved walkway of light gray rectangular tiles curves past dark metal benches and a low concrete curb, with a dry lawn and slender bare trees beyond. The park contains a fountain, a performance pavilion and several monuments.

The park was established in 1971 through a donation from Robert W. Woodruff, former president of The Coca-Cola Company, and was originally named Central City Park. It was later renamed to honor its benefactor.

The bronze sculpture Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix) shows a woman releasing a phoenix, a reference to the city burning under William T. Sherman's Union armies and its later rebuilding. It was a gift of the Rich Foundation marking the 100th anniversary of Rich's department store, designed by James Seigler, sculpted by Gamba Quirino and fabricated by Feruccia Vezzoni in 1969. It stood on a viaduct by the original Rich's store on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive until 1995, when it was restored and moved here.

The 6-acre park sits north of Edgewood Avenue, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE, with paved walkways, benches and a lawn. Two Atlanta Streetcar stops serve it: Woodruff Park and Park Place. The park has hosted many demonstrations and rallies, so parts of it can be occupied at times.

The bronze sculpture Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix) shows a woman releasing a phoenix, a reference to the city's burning by William T. Sherman's Union armies. Designed by James Seigler, sculpted by Gamba Quirino and fabricated by Feruccia Vezzoni in 1969, it stood by the first Rich's department store until it was restored and moved here in 1995.