Not only creating tourist attractions, these beautiful modern green buildings also contribute to improving the environment, making the urban landscape softer and more airy. These 5 rooftop gardens with unique architecture have attracted millions of visitors each year and are on the list of the most beautiful rooftop gardens introduced by CNN.
1. Waldspirale Sky Garden in Darmstadt, Germany
Preserving the connection between nature and people in modern urban life, famous Austrian architect and artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser built the 12-story Waldspirale apartment building in Darmstadt, Germany with a beautiful, green garden as the main roof.
Built in the 1990s and not completed until 2000, the apartment building with about 105 apartments has a very special architecture compared to other rooftop gardens. Always believing that straight lines are the devil's way, Friedensreich designed a building with a U-shaped spiral along with a garden with perfect curves. Thanks to its unique design, the garden is the ideal destination for visitors to sip a cup of coffee and admire the beautiful view of Darmstadt city from above.
2. The thousand-year-old oak garden on the Torre Guinigi tower, Italy
Located in the beautiful city of Lucca in Italy, Torre Guinigi is one of the famous landmarks with architectural features from the Middle Ages. At the top of the 44 m high tower is a small garden with giant old oak trees planted by a local noble family in the 1300s.
Today, their foliage is lush, covering the entire tower area, helping to cool the city in the hot Mediterranean sun. Climbing to the top of the tower with about 230 stone steps, visitors will be amazed by the stunning beauty of the distant horizon.
3. The Rose Garden at Rockefeller Center, New York, USA
Chosen as the setting for the movies Spiderman and Fantastic Four, the rose garden at Rockefeller Center, New York has gradually become a symbol that captivates many tourists of New York.
Opened in 1935, the rose garden was designed by architect Ralph Hancock with more than 4,000 rose trees of 600 different varieties. It took the people who made this special garden 2 years to bring 3,000 tons of soil, 500 tons of bricks, 100 tons of stone, 2,000 trees and many different rose bushes. Although the rose garden is not regularly open to visitors, it would be a mistake if you missed it on the route to explore the beautiful gardens above.
4. Kensington Roof Gardens in London, UK
When visiting the capital of England, London, visitors should also visit one of the most famous gardens here - Kensington Roof Gardens. The garden was designed by the famous Welsh architect Ralph Hancock and first opened in 1938.
Perched high on the roof of a seven-story building, the Kensington Hanging Gardens are a great place to escape the crowds and hustle and bustle of London's streets.
With an area of up to 6,000 m2, Kensington Gardens is designed in Spanish style with fountains, palm groves, ferns and many different types of flowers. In particular, visitors can admire flamingos here. In 2018, the garden was temporarily closed but will soon reopen to welcome visitors in 2020.
5. Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Opened in 2012, Gardens by the Bay has become an ideal tourist destination for those who have the opportunity to visit the island nation of Singapore. Located in the middle of the new urban area near Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay has hundreds of thousands of rare plant species from all over the world, especially some giant trees with admirable heights.
Coming here, visitors have the opportunity to witness the world's tallest indoor waterfall with a height of up to 35 m in the Cloud Forest area, or can go from one giant tree to another by connecting bridges at dizzying heights to witness the entire landscape of this special indoor garden.
