Buenos Aires.Palermo: gardens, lakes and planetarium
Round wooden city map made from oiled oak – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Palermo's gardens reveal Buenos Aires through lakes, curving paths and open greenery. This wooden map connects the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Botanical Garden and planetarium within a focused neighbourhood view. Streets along their edges remain part of the composition. The material gives a calmer side of the metropolis a clear form, preserving the different garden landscapes within the same urban daily life.
What does the map show?
- Palermo Rose Garden
- Japanese Garden
- Carlos Thays Botanical Garden
- Galileo Galilei Planetarium
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Round · Design: Layered · Material: Oak · Diameter: Ø 23 cm, Ø 35 cm, Ø 50 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-EF9B5246573B-S, LW-CAT-EF9B5246573B-M, LW-CAT-EF9B5246573B-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Palermo's gardens as a distinct urban landscape
Alongside inhabited streets, Palermo has a distinctive geography of public gardens. The Rose Garden, Japanese Garden and Botanical Garden follow different approaches to design. The planetarium adds a place for public learning. This part of Buenos Aires shows recreation, plant culture and public institutions sharing the daily life of one neighbourhood.
Roses, routes and water
Palermo's Rose Garden occupies the northern area and combines an extensive rose collection with paths, planted beds and a lake. Official city information presents that relationship as characteristic of the place. The garden is more than a collection of individual plants. Its arrangement influences how people move, pause and consider the surroundings. Water opens broader relationships while planted beds encourage closer attention. Landscape scale and detailed observation meet in one place. The Rose Garden belongs to an inhabited city but offers a noticeably different rhythm from its streets. Routes through the grounds establish a public environment within the neighbourhood, connecting horticultural interest with an ordinary opportunity to spend time outdoors.
A deliberate change of garden language
The Japanese Garden lies southeast of the Rose Garden and opened in the 1960s. Official information connects it with Japanese garden culture and describes characteristic elements of its design. Attention focuses on the deliberate relationship between plants, paths, water and individual built features. This design contrasts with the more open surroundings of the Rose Garden despite their geographical proximity. Palermo consequently offers several ways to experience landscape within the city. Moving between gardens also changes how the surroundings invite attention. Streets link different design traditions without removing their individual character, allowing a compact urban area to support contrasting experiences of planted public space and carefully arranged outdoor environments.
Botanical knowledge within the neighbourhood
The Carlos Thays Botanical Garden stands south of the other gardens. Official visitor information describes plant collections accompanied by works of art outdoors. The place brings knowledge, design and time spent outside together within an urban district. Its character involves more than an open landscape; observing different plants and their surroundings is equally important. It introduces a third approach to garden culture. Roses, Japanese design and botanical collections are not interchangeable green areas. Their different positions show how varied public nature can be within an inhabited metropolis. Each provides a distinct relationship between people, plants and routes while participating in the wider neighbourhood around it.
Public learning beside the gardens
The Galileo Galilei Planetarium lies near the Rose Garden and adds public learning to the green surroundings. Its recognisable shape acts as a recognisable landmark in the open surroundings. Between the four sites, Palermo remains a neighbourhood of streets and daily routes. The gardens are therefore not a world separated from Buenos Aires. They form a particular layer of urban life in which people find different speeds and ways to spend time. This focused view preserves the differences between the institutions. It approaches the metropolis through a connected green setting where plant collections, water spaces, cultural activity and knowledge each have a distinct role within a compact geography shared by the surrounding residential city.
Sources
- Jardín Japonés - Turismo Buenos Aires — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/otros-establecimientos/jardin-japones
- Rosedal de Palermo | Sitio oficial de turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/otros-establecimientos/rosedal-de-palermo-0
- Turismo Buenos Aires: Kunst und Pflanzensammlung im Botanischen Garten — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/node/60434
- Turismo Buenos Aires: Planetario Galileo Galilei — https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/otros-establecimientos/planetario-galileo-galilei
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