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Landscape Park Leipzig-Cospuden "Wind-Water-Garden"
| Client: |
City of Leipzig,
Saxony, Germany |
| Area: |
0,1 ha |
| Budget: |
50 000 EUR |
| Completion: |
2000 |
The project "Landschaftspark Cospuden"
(Cospuden landscape park) is part of the EXPO Leipzig and is a documentation
of the transition of a former surface mining area into a landscape
park and recreation area. Embedded into the park close to the "Lauer
Waldbad" (Lauer open-air pool) are the "Wassergärten"
(water gardens) which are an important focal point. The "Wind-Wasser-Garten"
(wind and water garden) is an interpretation of the natural location
in close proximity to the reedy lakeshore. Moving metal figurines
are placed on long steel poles that are anchored within a circular
depression which is overgrown with grass. Like fish swimming against
the current colourful metal flags are moving in the wind. A narrow
path leads down towards the centre of the artificial lake.
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