Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park

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Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
Decorative architectural detail of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas LCCN2015631275.tif
Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
Typepublic park
Location Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°47′25″N96°47′51″W / 32.790212°N 96.797609°W / 32.790212; -96.797609
Area10-acre (40,000 m2)
Created2009 (2009)
Operated byCity of Dallas
OpenAll year
Public transit access BSicon BRILL.svg M-Line : Olive & Flora
Website Dallas Center for the Performing Arts website [ usurped ]

The Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park is a public park in the new AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The park opened on October 12, 2009, and weaves together the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Annette Strauss Artist Square and City Performance Hall. It includes canopies of mature trees, large expanses of grass and a series of gardens, reflecting pools, promenades and walkways. [1]

Designed by landscape architect Michel Desvigne of Paris in collaboration with JJR of Chicago, it is named for Sammons Enterprises, Inc., who donated $15 million to the Center.

References

  1. "Performance Park - Dallas Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2009-09-15.