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houses and rental apartments in the western world.
Because of this, a few years ago someone calculated its
worth based on their own property value and came up
with the mind-boggling sum of USD 528,783,552,000
(if you find all those commas confusing, that’s about USD
530 billion). But, naturally, the true value of a park in the
middle of a major city ultimately cannot be determined. A
park in the midst of a metropolis is one of the things that
can’t be bought. They are priceless, and in fact, an outra-
geous luxury – just like every minute you can manage to
steal away from a 12-hour workday. To sit on a bench in
front of a fountain and slow the world down to normal
speed. To break away from the hectic pace of meetings,
video conferences and text messages long enough to
enjoy a cup of cappuccino. To meditate. To tune out.
Other major cities also afford themselves a green sanc-
tuary like Central Park, in order to do something good
for their citizens. Bangkok has its Lumpini Park, Dublin
the Phoenix, London has Hyde Park, and when Hong
Kong’s business people want to see a bit of green during
lunchtime, they go over to Kowloon Park. For anyone liv-
ing in Hong Kong, or any other Asian metropolis, the idea
of an undeveloped piece of land the size of a football
field in the middle of the city is practically unimaginable.
And if board games or Tai Chi exercises are offered
Monopterus viewpoint
“Milchhäusl” organic kiosk
Surfer’s wave on Eisbach river
Chinese Tower beer garden
Japanese teahouse
Lawn
Kleinhesseloher lake
Mini-Hofbräuhaus beer garden
Bike path
Amphitheater
English Garden
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