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{{Short description|Park in San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
| photo = Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera.jpg
| photo_width = 200
| photo_caption = Landscape of Luis Muñoz Rivera park
| type = Public Space Park
| map = Puerto Rico
| location = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]
| coords = {{Coord|18|27|51|N|66|5|26|W|type:landmark_region:PR|display=inline,title}}
| area = 27.2 acres (110,000 m²)
| designer = 1925 by Bennett Parsons Frost Architects
| operator = 
| visitation_num = 
| status = Open all year
| embedded = {{Infobox NRHP
| name                     = Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
| nrhp_type2               = cp
| embed                    = yes
| nocat                    = yes
| partof                   = [[Puerta de Tierra, San Juan|Puerta de Tierra]] and [[Línea Avanzada|Línea Avanzada Historic Districts]]
| added                    = November 14, 2007
| designated_nrhp_type2 = October 15, 2019
| refnum                   = 07001195
| partof_refnum            = 100002936
}}
}}

The '''Luis Muñoz Rivera Park''' (or '''Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera''' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is a 27.2 acre (110,000 m<sup>2</sup>) [[recreational]] public space located in [[Puerta de Tierra, San Juan|Puerta de Tierra]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]. The park was named in honor of [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] statesman [[Luis Muñoz Rivera]]. It is the largest [[Town square|public square]] in the [[San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area|San Juan metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Rico | first=Telemundo Puerto | title=Parque Luis Muñoz Marín será parque eco-educativo | website=Telemundo Puerto Rico | date=20 February 2015 | url=https://www.telemundopr.com/local/parque-luis-munoz-marin-sera-parque-eco-educativo/109678/ | language=es | access-date=13 September 2020}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20211102205821/https://www.telemundopr.com/local/parque-luis-munoz-marin-sera-parque-eco-educativo/109678/ Archived.]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Luis Munoz Rivera statue.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera, located at the park which bears his name.]]

In 1917 Law 43 was passed stating a park named Muñoz Rivera Park should be built in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] and land was set aside for its creation.<ref name="US Congress 1918">{{cite book | author=United States. Congress | title=United States Congressional Serial Set Law No. 43| publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | issue=v. 7321 | year=1918 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNhGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA62 | access-date=12 October 2019 | pages=62–63}}</ref> The land once formed part of the city's "[[Línea Avanzada|Third line of defense]]" built in the 18th century. The powder magazine built in 1769, “[[San Gerónimo Powderhouse|El Polvorín de San Gerónimo]]”, designed by military engineer Thomas O'Daly, is still located on the grounds of the park.
[[File:Polvorin San Geronimo SW view - San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|170px|[[San Gerónimo Powderhouse]]|left]]
The east side of the park is bordered by the [[Supreme Court Building (Puerto Rico)|Puerto Rican Supreme Court building]] designed in 1952-56 by architects [[Toro Ferrer]]. To the north lies the public beach called [[El Escambrón Beach]], the Parque del Tercer Milenio and the [[Estadio Sixto Escobar]], former home of the [[San Juan Senators]] and [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)|Santurce Crabbers]] baseball clubs.

The park was designed by [[Edward H. Bennett|Bennett, Parsons & Frost]] of Chicago in 1925. Its construction from 1926 to 1934 was directed by [[William E. Parsons|William Parsons]] and [[Francisco Valines Cofresí]]. The distinctive ''faux bois'' park elements and furniture were designed by sculptor Victor M. Cott in the 1930s. Subsequent major restorations have been directed by architects Orval Sifontes in the 1970s, Otto Reyes Casanova in 1990–93, and by [[Andres Mignucci]], in 2000–04, who also wrote about the park's history in his book {{lang|es|[Con]textos: el Parque Muñoz Rivera y el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico}}.<ref>{{cite book
  | author =Andrés Mignucci
  | title = [Con]textos: el Parque Muñoz Rivera y el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico
  | publisher = Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico
  | year = 2012
}}</ref>

In 2015, then [[List of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico|mayor of San Juan]] [[Carmen Yulín Cruz]] announced the park would be used for educational purposes. In late December 2018, the park was the venue for a large fashion show raising awareness for the [[Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS|HIV pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacordillera.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11367:la-moda-se-tino-de-rojo-a-favor-de-las-personas-que-viven-con-vih&catid=42:noticias&Itemid=109 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224042011/http://lacordillera.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11367:la-moda-se-tino-de-rojo-a-favor-de-las-personas-que-viven-con-vih&catid=42:noticias&Itemid=109 |archive-date=2019-02-24 |title=La moda se tiñó de rojo a favor de las personas que viven con VIH}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Paseo Central y Pabellon de la Paz - Parque Luis Munoz Rivera - San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg|A view of the Park
Pabellon de la Paz interior - Parque Luis Munoz Rivera - San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg|A view of the {{lang|es|Pabellón de la Paz}} ({{Translation|Peace Gazebo}})
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
* [[Plaza Las Delicias]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://places.eyetour.com/whatToSee/san-juan/74/parque-luis-munoz-rivera Tour of the park]

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