The Stavros Niarchos Park, one of the three main pillars of the SNFCC, will be a vital green space, a breath of life for Athens and an important addition to a city with the lowest per capita green space in Europe. Allées leading \into the Park, will be lined with tall pine and olive trees interspersed with smaller trees, creating a contrast between closed and open space, light and dark, color and texture. At the center of the Park will be the Great Lawn, an open space for larger gatherings, which can also function as a venue for concerts, festivals and films.
Greece’s strong horticultural tradition is celebrated in the open, sunlit Mediterranean Garden. The plant palette alone will make the garden a destination: evergreen and other endemic plants such as boxwood, coronilla, cistus, and lentisc, salvia, oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary, roses and euphorbias – all add to the sensual pleasure of a visit. Each month will bring a new color, and each season will introduce a different combination of flowers or foliage.
Additional information about the Stavros Niarchos Park is available here.
