Lapho abazalwane baka-Allen basungula iHouston ngo-1836, babeka eceleni izindawo ezincane zokusebenza njengezindawo zomphakathi wedolobhana. Emakhulwini amabili eminyaka kamuva, lelo zwe-manje elibizwa nge-Market Square Park - liyaqhubeka nesiko lesikhathi eside sokuba indawo yokubuthela abaHostist kanye nezivakashi ngokufanayo. Isikhala sinendawo eyodwa yedolobha elilodwa kuphela, kodwa amaphakethe ngetani lemicimbi ejabulisayo, izakhiwo eziwusizo, kanye nemvelo enhle - kahle edolobheni.
Nakhu okumele ukwazi uma uhlela ukuvakashela i-Market Square Park yaseHouston.
Umlando
Indlela emuva lapho, uJohn K. no-Augustus C. Allen basungula iHouston ngombono wokuthi umuzi wawuyoba yinhliziyo yeRiphabhulikhi entsha yaseTexas. Babeka eceleni indawo ethile kulokhu okwamanje idolobha laseHouston elisemadolobheni edolobheni ukwakha i-capitol enkulukazi kazwelonke - kuphela ukudumazeka lapho u-Austin ethatha udumo oluhlala njalo eminyakeni embalwa kamuva. Ekuqaleni kuthiwa yi-"Congress Square," isikhala saba isikhungo esithuthumayo sezohwebo zasemadolobheni abasafufusa, futhi kamuva saqanjwa ngokuthi "iMakethe Yesikhwama" kungekudala ngemuva kokusungulwa kwayo. Isakhiwo esikhulu esakhiwa emakethe kamasipala kanye nehholo lomuzi lakhiwa kule ndawo, kanti izakhamuzi kanye nabahambi bahlangana lapho ukuthenga, ukuthengisa, nokuhweba zonke izinhlobo zezimpahla, kanye nokuqhuba ibhizinisi nomuzi.
Imililo emithathu nangaphezulu kwekhulu leminyaka kamuva, umlilo we-1960 wawubhidliza umhlaba ngaphandle kokupaka amashumi eminyaka.
I-push yenziwa ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1980 ukuvuselela isikhala ibe yindawo yokubonisa ubuciko bendawo, kepha lapho inani lamafutha liphahlazeka, i-lot - kanye neningi lezindawo ezizungezile-laphinde lahlukana.
I-Market Square Park yanamuhla ngumkhiqizo womzamo wokuvuselela owenziwe yidolobha kanye nabalingani bomhlaba ngo-2010.
Ukugcina amehlo emlandweni nge-nod, kuze kube manje, umklamo omusha ufake izibambiso zomlando wendawo, kanye nokusebenza kwansuku zonke ukubuyisela isakhiwo endaweni yokubuthana esheshayo futhi.
Facilities
Ngaphezu kwesinye isikhala esiluhlaza, i-flora, nobuciko bokuhlobisa, ipaki encane ibuye ibe nezindlu:
- Ipaki yezinja ezingenayo ihlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili ezinja ezincane nezinkulu
- Amakamelo okugeza aphathekayo nesiteshi sokuhlanza ngesandla
- Indawo yokudlela yase-Greek-American ye-Niko Niko
- Ukuhlala okunamandla, kufaka phakathi ezindaweni ezinomthunzi futhi ezihlanganisiwe
Okufanele ngikwenze
I-Market Square Park inikeza ikhalenda ephelele yezenzakalo nezinhlelo ngenyanga, kodwa kunezinto ezimbalwa izivakashi ezizozijabulisa epaki nsuku zonke, unyaka wonke, kufaka phakathi:
- Buka i-Historic Clock Tower: Umbhoshongo wewashi wawujwayele ukuhlala ngaphandle kwehholo lomuzi elakhiwe ngezizathu ngaphambi komlilo we-1960 ushisa lesi sakhiwo emhlabathini. Manje, kumelela njengenkokhelo empilweni yangaphambili yesikwele njengesikhungo somasipala nasesikhungweni somuzi.
- Thatha uMlando Wokuhamba: Izingcezu ezincane zomlando wesayithi zifakwe emgwaqweni ogobile ngaphandle kwepaki yezinja, kuhlanganise nezinsalela zezakhiwo ezidiliziwe ezazivame ukubeka esigcawini.
- Vakashela izinga lika-Lauren's Garden: Lelididi lehloniphayo eduze neCongress Street yisipho esithintekayo ezenzakalweni zikaSepthemba 11, 2001, lapho uHoustonian Lauren Catuzzi efa kanye nabagibeli abahamba naye behamba nge-United Flight 93.
- Hlola uMosi: Ipaki igcwele ubuciko obuhle, kodwa okubheka amehlo kunayo yonke imithombo yamathekisthi kanye namabhentshi azungezile ku-Preston Street eziye zaba yizici eziningi ezithandwa kakhulu (futhi zakwa-Instagramable).
Imicimbi
Ipaki yilezo izenzakalo eziningi unyaka wonke, kufaka phakathi amakhonsathi, ama-movie angaphandle, i-BINGO, namakilasi okufaneleka. Kanti futhi indawo evamile yokuhlangana yamakilabhu wendawo njengamanye amabandla okuhamba ngebhayisikili. I-Market Square Park ayitholakali ukubhuka okuyimfihlo, kodwa njalo ngesikhathi esisodwa, isayithi lizokwenza umcimbi omkhulu ukukhumbula into enkulu eyenzekayo edolobheni, njenge-Super Bowl.
Ukufika Lapho
Ngesikhathi kungekho ndawo yokupaka eduze kwepaki, izitaladi ezizungezile zinikeza ukupaka okumanzi okungenamahora emva kuka-6 ntambama nangoSonto lonke. Uma ungakufuni ukulwa ukuze uthole indawo yokupaka edolobheni, ungakhetha enye yezindlela zokuhamba zokuhamba eziseduze, kufaka phakathi ukuqasha ibhayisikili.
Isiteshi se-BCycle sisuke singaphandle kweCongress Avenue emaphethelweni asenyakatho-mpumalanga yepaki. I-Market Square Park iphinde itholakale eduze nesitimela se-METRORail Red Line i-Preston Station, eduze ne-METRO amabhasi amaningi, kufaka phakathi ibhasi le-GreenLink yamahhala.
Izinto Ozozenza Kuseduze
Uma usuqedile ukuhlola i-Market Square Park, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola ezinye zezici ezinhle ezikude, njenge :.
I-Houston's Theater District yindawo yamanye amazwe okuthandwa kakhulu kwedolobha, kuhlanganise neHouston Symphony, i-Houston Ballet, i-Houston Grand Opera, i-Alley Theatre, ne-Hobby Center. Amadolobha ambalwa kuphela e-United States angakwazi ukuziqhayisa izinkampani ezisebenza ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izindawo zobuciko ezinkulu - i-ballet, i-opera, umculo nomdlalo wezemidlalo - kanti i-Houston ungomunye wazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Houston's Grand Opera yiyona kuphela inkampani ye-opera eyoke iphumelele imiklomelo emibili ka-Emmy, imiklomelo emibili ye-Grammy, no-Tony.
I-Houston Downtown Aquarium
Amabhuloki ambalwa ahamba ngaphesheya kwe-bayou, i-aquarium yase-Houston inikeza izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuphila kolwandle, imidlalo yokugubha, kanye nokupaka ipaki yokuzijabulisa. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola umhubhe oshaka, lapho izivakashi zingathatha isitimela ngokusebenzisa i-glass aquarium ecacile bese ubheka izinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-shark ezivela ezinhlangothini ezintathu. Umdwebo omkhulu we-aquarium, noma kunjalo, akuyona isilwane esisekelwe emanzini nhlobo, kodwa izinhlanzi ezimhlophe ezingavamile zizungeze ekupheleni kwemiboniso ehlala njalo.
Le ndawo ye-acre engu-12 - futhi itholakala edolobheni - inetheni lezinto ezinhle okumelwe zenzele wonke umndeni, kuhlanganise nepaki yenja, indawo yokudlala, i-echibi encane, i-splash pad, i-amphitheatre, amakamelo okufunda, nokufaka okuningi kobuciko bokuxhumana. I-assortment ecebile yezinsiza, ehlangene nekhalenda eligcwele i-jam yezenzakalo, yenza kube kalula enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokungena eHouston .
Ukuhamba okufishane kusuka kuMakethe Square Park kuhlala endaweni eyi-130,000 yokuzijabulisa yezinyawo square kanye nendawo yomcimbi eyindawo ethandwayo yobusuku bemini, izidlo zangaphambi kokubonisa, noma ubusuku bomndeni ngaphandle kwedolobha. Isikhala sinendawo yaseshashalazini, indawo yekhonsathi, nezindawo zokudla eziningana, kanye nebhola elikhulu lebhola elihlala lihlala nezinkulumo zezivakashi nezenzakalo ezikhethekile.