Friday, July 11, 2014

Burnham Park

Burnham Park Lake Philippines.jpeg
Burnham Park is an 32.84 hectare urban park located at the heart of theCity of Baguio, in the Philippines. It was named after the
American architect and urban planner, Daniel Hudson Burnham who laid the plans for the city.[1] Several stretch of roads around the park lead toCamp John Hay, a former recreational base of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines. It is a scenic park overlooking Mount Kabuyao, the tallest mountain in the Baguio region.
At the southern part of the park, a skating rink was constructed. The Melvin Jones Grand Stand and Football Field at the eastern part of the park are normally used for several activities like parades, concerts, and political rallies. The Children's Park and the Orchidarium is located at the western part of the park. There are also bike rentals if one so wishes. You can rent either single bikes, tandem bikes or even bikes with side cars. They even have small bikes for the little kids of both two and three wheel versions.
When the 1990 Luzon earthquake killed more than 100 people in Baguio, many homes were destroyed, leaving many displaced people seeking refuge in Burnham Park.

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