Parque Forestal is an urban park

Urban park

An urban park, is also known as a municipal park or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens , is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality...

 in the city of Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. The park was created on reclaimed land from the Mapocho River

Mapocho River

The Mapocho River flows from the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile's capital Santiago in two.-Course:...

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Parque Forestal is located in the historical downtown of Santiago, west of Plaza Baquedano and east of Estación Mapocho

Estación Mapocho

Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Estación Mapocho was for a long time the hub for all rail traffic serving northern Chile, Valparaiso and Argentina. Built to celebrate the centennial of Chilean independence, the building has an obvious sentimental value that adds to its imposing...

. It is bordered on the north by Santa María Avenue, on the south by Merced Street and Ismael Valdés Vergara Street.

The park contains the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Distinctive features of the park are its three lines of platanus orientalis

Platanus orientalis

Platanus orientalis, or the Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, known for its longevity and spreading crown. The species name derives from its historical distribution eastward from the Balkans, where it was recognized in ancient Greek history and literature....

trees.