일본의 100계단 추모공원 '아와지 유메부타이' Mountainside Memorial Features 100 Blooming Gardens That Change with the Seasons(VIDEO)

경제문화 Economy, Culture/해외여행 Oversea travel2015. 8. 17. 14:28

Mountainside Memorial Features 100 Blooming Gardens That Change with the Seasons

photo credit: Caspar Borkowsky

일본 아와지시 안의 효고현 섬에는 '아와지 유메부타이'로 알려진 혁신적인 녹색공원이 조성되어 있다.

이 단지는 건축가 타다오 안도에 의해 1990년 중반 조성됐는데 원래 부지개발를 위해 공사 중이던 산 중턱에 계획되어 있었지만 나중에 이 지역을 확장하기로 하고 주위 땅을 추가로 사들였다.

그러나 타다오 안도가 이 계획을 완성하기도 전에 한신-아와지 지진이 발생해 무려 6천명

이나 사망하는 참사가 발생하고 말았다.

그는 계획을 수정해 당초의 '아와지 유메부타이'를 100계단 정원으로 알려진 '하야쿠다넨'를 포함해 지진 추모공원으로 변경했다.

이 곳에는 경사진 곳에 조성된 100개의 꽃화단과 계단이 설치되어 있으며 계절이 바뀔 때마다 형형색색 서로 다른 꽃들이 만발한다.

by Ki Chul Hwang

Conpaper Editor Distributor

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Posted by Sara Barnes

On an island in the Hyōgo Prefecture within the memorial city of Awaji, there's an array of buildings and green space known as Awaji Yumebutai. This complex, which was created in the mid-1990s by architect Tadao Ando, was originally designed to sit on the side of a mountain—an area that had previously been excavated for landfill development—as a natural space where people could gather.

The ambitious architect expanded on his initial plans, going so far as to actually convince the local authorities to purchase the surrounding land as additional space for this innovative park. Before he could complete his vision, however, a violent earthquake shook the island and took the lives of more than 6,000 people. In the aftermath, Ando revised his plans and converted the Awaji Yumebutai into a memorial, which includes the stunning Hyakudanen, also known as “the 100 Stepped Garden.”

This gorgeous landscape is the site of a group of 100 flower beds arranged as small square gardens. They’re built on an incline and spread over several levels, with blooms that change and correspond to the four seasons. The flowers serve as a symbol to those who lost their lives during the earthquake.

Hyakudanen also features a 10-meter-wide step-cascade of continuously flowing water that's adjacent to standard stairs. Viewers can trek the incline, seeing each garden as they go, or take a free-standing elevator to the top of the memorial. Here, a viewing platform offers a look at the garden in all of its beautiful glory.