Parque Rivadavia, Buenos Aires

Rivadavia Park, originally known as Plaza Lezica for having been part of the Quinta Lezica, is a public green space occupying an area of six hectares, located between Rivadavia Avenue and Doblas, Chaco, Rosario and Beauchef streets in the Caballito neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, which was created by Ordinance No. 2702 of the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, as of July 10, 1928. Its designers were Carlos León Thays and Francisco Lavecchia.

It currently has a large grove of trees, a small artificial lake, a monument to Simón Bolívar, an old waterwheel, an amphitheater, playgrounds for children and a skating rink.

On January 16, 2003, the last works of remodeling of the park began, which included a perimeter fence of 625 meters, 9 entrances, 9 security posts, the planting of new trees, the installation of sprinkler irrigation, the location of new benches and the conditioning of the walk of the magnolias.