Parque de las Luces or Plaza Cisneros | Admiring public spaces in Medellin

Once again we meet again in the Community of Architecture and Design in hive, my wish is that everyone is well and enjoying their cities and the places they offer to visit. For now I am going to show you La Plaza Cisneros or Parque de las Luces as it is also known, an important place in Medellin, Colombia, which is part of the Centro Administrativo la Alpujarra "José María Córdoba" of which I have already told you about before.

This square is an architectural work that stands out for its tall concrete columns that are actually light poles, in total there are 300, so it is understandable the name Parque de las Luces and that there are people who describe it as a forest of light poles, although it caught my attention that in December it was not illuminated or at least the times I passed it was dark. For security reasons I did not dare to visit it at night, however during the day it is a good place to visit and admire this interesting concrete forest that stands in the center of the city.

De nuevo nos reencontramos en la Comunidad de la Arquitectura y el Diseño en hive, mi deseo es que todos estén bien y disfrutando de sus ciudades y de los lugares que estas ofrecen para visitar. Por ahora yo les voy a mostrar La Plaza Cisneros o Parque de las Luces como también se le conoce, importante lugar en Medellín, Colombia, que forma parte del Centro Administrativo la Alpujarra "José María Córdoba" del que ya les he hablado antes.

Esta plaza es una obra arquitectónica que destaca por sus altas columnas de concreto que son en realidad postes de luces, en total hay 300, por lo que es comprensible el nombre de Parque de las Luces y que haya personas que lo describan como un bosque de postes luminosos, aunque me llamó la atención que en diciembre no estuvo iluminado o al menos las veces que pase estaba oscuro. Por seguridad no me animé a visitarlo de noche sin embargo de día es un buen lugar para visitar y admirar este interesante bosque de concreto que se levanta en el centro de la ciudad.

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The Plaza is very busy because it is in the center of the city of Medellin, an area with a lot of commercial movement. It is only enough to be there to realize the large number of people who frequent it either for tourism or as a forced passage to other areas of the center.

La Plaza es muy concurrida porque está en el centro de la ciudad de Medellín, una zona con mucho movimiento comercial. Solo basta estar allí para darse cuenta de la gran cantidad de personas que lo frecuenta ya sea por turismo o como paso obligado hacia otras zonas del centro.

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Before continuing it is important to point out that this modern square actually has its origins in the late nineteenth century when it was originally built a covered market that would later be called Plaza de Cisneros in 1898 in honor of the Cuban engineer Francisco Javier Cisneros to whom we owe several important works for progress in Colombia, specifically in Antioquia.

Antes de continuar es importarte señalar que esta plaza moderna, en realidad tiene sus orígenes a finales del siglo XIX cuando se construye originalmente un mercado cubierto que luego se llamaría Plaza de Cisneros en el año 1898 en honor al ingeniero cubano Francisco Javier Cisneros a quien se le debe varias obras importantes para el progreso en Colombia, específicamente en Antioquia.

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Photo of Old Covered Market Square

Foto de Antigua Plaza de mercado cubierta

After more than a century, a project for the reorganization and recovery of spaces in Medellín was presented and the honor as designer of the current Plaza Cisneros was given to the Colombian architect Juan Manuel Peláez, who presented his proposal to recover the deteriorated spaces of the square. The work was carried out as such in 2003 with some delays and was inaugurated in 2005. This forest of columns or lamp posts resembles a set of religious columns of some ancient temple and has an astonishing extension of 16,000 m², so it is bigger than you can see with my photos.

Luego de más de un siglo se presenta un proyecto para el reordenamiento y la recuperación de espacios de Medellín y el honor como diseñador de la actual Plaza Cisneros es del arquitecto colombiano Juan Manuel Peláez quien presentó su propuesta para recuperar los espacios deteriorados de la plaza. La obra se lleva a cabo como tal en el 2003 con ciertos retrasos y se inaugura en el año 2005. Este bosque de columnas o postes de luces se asemeja a un conjunto de columnas religiosas de algún templo antiguo y tiene una asombrosa extensión de 16.000 m², así que es más grande de lo que se puede ver con mis fotos.

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It is very interesting to know that in the beginning the square was such an old space built at the end of the 19th century and then with the modern urban redevelopment policy the market is transformed into the current Parque de Las Luces with these 300 columns of 24 meters high and fortified with concrete and metal.

Resulta muy interesante conocer que en principio la plaza era un espacio tan antiguo construido a finales del siglo XIX y que luego con la moderna política de reordenamiento urbano el mercado es transformado en el actual Parque de Las Luces con estas 300 columnas de 24 metros de altura y fortificadas con concreto y metal.

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As I already told you, Plaza Cisneros is also called Parque de las Luces, but the most popular name is Parque de las Luces because its main attraction is the light poles that rise up into the Medellín sky.

Como ya les dije, la Plaza Cisneros también es llamada Parque de las Luces, pero el nombre más popular es el de las Luces porque su atractivo principal son los postes de luz que se levantan hacia el cielo de Medellín.

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Unfortunately there is some deterioration and where there should be water fountains with lights it is empty.

Lamentablemente hay cierto deterioro y donde debería haber fuentes de aguas con luces esta vacío.

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But if there is abundant vegetation, you can see the planters between concrete platforms with many ornamental plants.

Pero si hay abundante vegetación, se ven las jardineras entre plataformas de concreto con muchas plantas ornamentales.

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The pigeons are part of the attraction of the square and that is why there are houses built in wood for them.

Las palomas son parte del atractivo de la plaza y por eso hay casas construidas en madera para ellas.

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I like the style of the seats in wood and iron and I think they are very well preserved despite withstanding the rays of the sun and rain. I also like the distribution with a peculiar order.

Me gusta el estilo de los asientos en madera y hierro y me parece que están muy bien conservados a pesar de soportar los rayos del sol y la lluvia. También me gusta la distribución con un orden peculiar.

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I end this publication wishing that the Plaza Cisneros or Parque de las Luces continues to endure as a tourist attraction and that it receives much attention from governmental and private organizations involved in its care, so that this important architectural work of the city of Medellin, capital of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia is preserved and even improved by putting into operation all the tractions that are damaged as the fountains and the same lighting of the park.

Finalizo esta publicación deseando que la Plaza Cisneros o Parque de las Luces siga perdurando como atracción turística y que reciba mucha atención de parte de los organismos gubernamentales y privados que participan en su cuidado, para que esta obra arquitectónica importante de la ciudad de Medellín, capital del Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia se conserve e incluso sea mejorada poniendo en funcionamiento todas las tracciones que están dañadas como las fuentes y la misma iluminación del parque.

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Esta publicación dedica el 10 % a la cuenta @aplusd para apoyar el valioso trabajo que se realiza en esta maravillosa comunidad de la mano de @storiesoferne, a quienes agradezco mucho por el apoyo que he recibido y también el dado al resto de los amantes de la arquitectura. Esta delegación la hago por voluntad propia y sin ningún interés personal



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hermoso lugar, tuve la fortuna de vivir en medallo tres años y la verdad fue una experiencia maravillosa, la ciudad tiene muchos rincones extraordinarios. Gracias por hacerme revivir tantos recuerdos. saludos

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Am I the only one here who seems to prefer the old building compared to the new one?

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So it seems 😄 But of course seeing the old building is admirable, it was a very important work in its time because of its usefulness, it was a very big market. Greetings and blessings @maytom

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No conocía ésta comunidad de arquitectura y diseño, ésas fotos están extraordinarias.

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Wow! The majestic poles of light! Those eye-catching pillars easily grab the public's attention thus are emblematic symbols of the city. Pardon me for my wild imagination, but they also seem to resemble a bunch of Falcon rockets from SpaceX, ready to blast into space at any given moment, lol. 🤣

Too bad that iconic urban plaza is not safe during the evenings and I would have loved to see photos of them with all their dazzling lighting systems turned on. What a spectacular exhibition of illumination it could have been, right dear friend @sorprendente? Can you show us some night pictures from other sources? 😊

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Oh my friend @storiesoferne, sorry for my absence I had some problems to solve but everything is going better now. Wow, you have a good imagination because the light poles do look like rockets 😄 I hope to get some night photos of the Parque de las Luces sometime but what I do have for sure are some night photos of another very special place that I will present in the next few days 😉 Greetings dear friend and blessings to you!

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What an interesting square, that pile of columns (300 wow) , must look amazing at night. Beautiful pictures

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The Plaza de las Luces is impressive I hope someday to be able to spend the night, but not so late because of the insecurity in the place. Although unfortunately I know that not everything works well, the lights, the fountains, there is abandonment. Greetings and blessings @doriangel

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