Xa abazalwana baka-Allen basungula iHouston ngowe-1836, babeka eceleni iindawo ezincinci zamazwe ukuba zikwazi ukukhonza njengeendawo zoluntu zasezidolophini. Phantse amabini amabini kamva, elo lizwe-ngoku libizwa ngokuba yi-Market Square Park - liqhuba isithethe sayo sokudala sokuba yindawo yokubuthela i-Houstonians kunye neendwendwe ngokufanayo. Isikhundla sihlala kwisikwere esinye sendawo, kodwa iipakethi ngetoni yeziganeko ezimnandi, izakhiwo eziwusizo, kunye neendawo ezintle - zonke ezikude.
Nantsi into omele uyazi xa uceba ukutyelela kwi-Market Square Park yaseHouston.
Imbali
Indlela emva xa, uJohan K. noAgasus C. Allen basekela iHouston ngombono wokuthi isixeko siya kuba yinhliziyo yeRiphabliki entsha yaseTexas. Bayekela eceleni ilizwe elithile kwisithili soshishino saseHoston sase-Houston ekwakheni i-capitol enkulu yesizwe-kuphela ukudideka xa u-Austin ethatha isigxina esingunaphakade kwiminyaka embalwa kamva. Ekuqaleni kuthiwa "iCongress Square," isikhala saba yindawo ekhulayo yokuhweba kweso sixeko, kwaye kamva yaqanjwa ngokuthi "i-Market Square" kungekudala emva kokusekwa kwayo. Isakhiwo esikhulu esakhiwa ngeemarike zikamasipala kunye nehholo leedolophu yakhiwa kwisayithi, kwaye abahlali kunye nabahambi bahlangana khona ukuthenga, ukuthengisa, nokuthengisa yonke impahla yezinto kunye nokuqhuba ishishini kunye nesixeko.
Imililo emithathu kunye nangaphezulu kwekhulu leminyaka kamva, umlilo we-1960 wawususa umhlaba ngaphandle kwebala lokupaka iminyaka emashumi.
Inkqonkqo yenziwa ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yee-1980 ukuvuselela isikhala kwindawo yokubonakalisa ubugcisa bendawo, kodwa xa ixabiso leoli liphazamisekile, iqashiso-kunye neninzi yendawo ejikeleze kuyo-yaphinda yahlukana kwakhona.
I-Market Square Park namhlanje iyimveliso yenzame yokuvuselela eyenziwa ngumzi kunye nabalingani bendawo ngo-2010.
Ukugcina iliso kwimbali ngokugqithiseleyo okwangoku, ukuyila okutsha kubandakanywa iibhloko zembali yendawo, kunye nemisebenzi yanamhlanje ukubuyisela isakhiwo kwindawo yokuhlanganisana.
Izixhobo
Ukongeza kwithuba elithile eluhlaza, iiflethi, kunye nobugcisa bokuhlobisa, ipaki encinci yindlu:
- Ipaki ye-dog-off leash ehlukaniswe ngamacandelo amabini kwizinja ezincinane nezinkulu
- Amashishini okuhlambela kunye nezikhululo zokuhlamba izandla
- Indawo yokudlela yaseGrisi-American yaseNkoko Niko
- Ukuhlala okuninzi, kubandakanywa kwiindawo ezinomthunzi kunye neenkcukacha
Kwenziwe ntoni
I-Market Square Park inikezela ikhalenda epheleleyo yeziganeko kunye nenkqubo nganye nyanga, kodwa kukho izinto ezimbalwa ezonwabileyo kwiindwendwe ezinokuyenza epakini imihla ngemihla, kubandakanywa:
- Jonga i-Clock Tower Clock: Le nqaba yewashi yayisetyenziselwa ukuhlala kwisiqalo sase-city esakhiwe kwiindawo ngaphambi komlilo we-1960 watshisa isakhiwo phantsi. Ngoku, limi njengomvuzo kwixesha elidlulileyo lobomi njengokwakhiwa kombhobho kamasipala nakwiziko leedolophu.
- Thatha i-History History Walk: Iingcambu ezincinci zembali yesayithi zifakwe kwi-curved walkway ngaphandle kwendawo yokupaka inja, kubandakanywa neendawo zokudiliza izakhiwo eziye zadlulayo.
- Ukutyelela umyezo waseLauren: Le ntsimi ehloniphekileyo kufuphi neCongress Street iyintlawulo ethintekayo kwiziganeko zikaSeptemba 11, 2001, xa uHoustonian Lauren Catuzzi efa kunye nabanye abahamba naye behamba kwi-United Flight 93.
- Hlola iMosikiyo: Ipaki igcwele ubugcisa obuhle, kodwa i-eyesic catching fountain kunye namabhentshi azungezile kunye ne-Preston Street eye yaba yinto ebalulekileyo kakhulu (kunye ne-Instagramable) yeyona ndawo.
I zi ganeko
Ipaki likhaya kwizenzakalo ezininzi kulo nyaka, kubandakanywa amakhonsathi, ii-movie zangaphandle, i-BINGO, kunye neeklasi zempilo. Kwakhona indawo yendibano eqhelekileyo yeeklabhu zendawo ezifana nemibutho yebhayisikili. I-Market Square Park ayitholakali ukubhuka kwangasese, kodwa rhoqo emva kwexeshana, isiza siza kusenza umcimbi omkhulu ukukhumbula into enkulu eyenzekayo kwisixeko, njengeSupp Bowl.
Ukufika apho
Nangona kungekho ndawo yokupaka ecaleni kwepaki, izitalato ezalathisileyo zinika ukupaka kwemitha engamahhala emva kwe-6 ntambama kunye neSonto lonke. Ukuba unqwenela ukulwa ukuze ufumane indawo yokupaka idolophu, ungakhetha enye yezindlela zokuhamba ezikufutshane, kuquka ukurenta ibhayisikili.
Isikhululo se-BCycle sisuka kwiCongress Avenue kwinqanaba elisempuma-mpuma yepaki. I-Market Square Park ikwafumaneka kufuphi ne-Houston ye-METROR ye-Red Line isitimbela kwisibhengezo se-Preston Station, kunye neendawo zokuhamba zebhasi ze-METRO ezininzi, kuquka nebhasi ye-GreenLink yamahhala.
Izinto Ozenzayo kufuphi
Xa usugqibile ukuhlola i-Market Square Park, qiniseka ukuba ukhangele ezinye zezinto ezikhangayo ezikufutshane, ezifana:.
ISithili saseHoston saseTheatre sihlala kwezinye zeziko zenkcubeko ezithandwa kakhulu, kuquka neHouston Symphony, i-Houston Ballet, i-Houston Grand Opera, i-Alley Theatre, kunye ne-Hobby Centre. Izixeko ezimbalwa kuphela eUnited States ziyakwazi ukuziqhayisa iinkampani zengcali ezisemgangathweni kuzo zonke iinkalo ezinkulu zobugcisa - i-ballet, i-opera, umculo, kunye ne-theatre-kunye ne-Houston enye yazo. Ngaphezu koko, i-Grand Opera yaseHouston yiyona kuphela yenkampani ye-opera eya kunqoba ama-Emmy awards, amabhaso amabini e-Grammy, kunye noTony.
Houston Downtown Aquarium
Iibhloko ezimbalwa ezihamba ngaphesheya kwe-bayou, i-aquarium yaseHouston inika ubomi obuninzi bezilwanyana zaselwandle, imidlalo yezemidlalo kunye nepaki yokuzonwabisa. Qiniseka ukuba ukhangele i-shark, apho iindwendwe zingathatha isitimela ngokusebenzisa i-glass aquarium ecacileyo kwaye ubukele iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ze-shark ukusuka kumacala amathathu. Kodwa umda omkhulu we-aquarium, nangona kunjalo, akusiyo isilwanyana esisisiseko samanzi kuzo zonke, kodwa iigorki ezimhlophe ezingaqhelekanga zisondele ekupheleni kwemiboniso engapheliyo.
Le ndawo epaki ye-12 ye-acre - nayo iphantsi kwedolophu-inetoni yezinto ezintle zokwenza kwintsapho yonke, kuquka ipaki yeenja, indawo yokudlala, i-lake encane, iplash pad, i-amphitheatre, amagumbi okufunda kunye nokufakelwa kobugcisa obuninzi. Ukuxhaswa kwezinto eziphathekayo eziphathekayo, kunye nekhalenda eneempazamo zeentlobo, yenza kube lula enye yezona ndawo zikhululekile ukuya eHouston .
Ukuhamba okufutshane ukusuka kwi-Market Square Park kuhleli kwi-130,000 yokuzonwabisa yeenyawo zeenyawo kunye nesiganeko somcimbi esiyindawo eyaziwayo ebusika bemini, izidlo zangaphambili zokubonisa, okanye ubusuku bentsapho ngaphandle kwedolophu. Isikhundla sakha indawo yeshayibhile yendawo, indawo yekhonsathi, kunye neendawo zokutyela ezininzi, kunye nebhokisi elikhulu lebhola elihlala lihlala ezindlini zeendwendwe kunye neziganeko ezizodwa.