New York’s Central Park takes the lead in the list of the top 10 most picturesque urban green spaces in the world. Occupying 341ha of the Big Apple, the park is home to 18,000 trees. Photo: Harry Gillen/Unsplash
A new research by green energy experts has revealed a ranking of cities in the world with the most picturesque green spaces that are also helping to clean the city’s air.
The research analysed Instagram hashtag data for parks and green spaces in the world’s 100 biggest cities to determine which parks are the most Insta-worthy.
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World's top 10 most picturesque urban green spaces
New York’s Central Park takes the lead in the list of the top 10 most picturesque urban green spaces in the world. Occupying 341ha of the Big Apple, the park is home to 18,000 trees. Photo: Harry Gillen/Unsplash
London’s famous Hyde Park is ranked second in the list, and its 4,000 trees remove a total of 2.7 tonnes of pollutants each year and store 3,900 tonnes of CO2, preventing it from being released into the city’s air. Photo: Markus Freise/Unsplash
Griffith Park in Los Angeles, featured in the Oscar-winning film 'La La Land', is fourth on the list. Photo: Dhoomil Sheta/Unsplash
Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, consists of 12 parks in total. Last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government planted 90,000 trees in the park in a bid to tackle fine dust, car emissions and noise pollution. Photo: Vau Kim/Unsplash
Golden Gate Park in California takes the fifth place with nearly 487,000 hashtags. Photo: Rich Hay/Unsplash
Barcelona's Park Güell is at sixth position in the list. Photo: Denise Jones/Unsplash
Ranking at seventh position in the list is Parque Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. Photo: Danilo Alvesd/Unsplash
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo comes in at eight place. Photo: Thor Alvis/Unsplash
Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City is ranked at 10th place. Photo: Juan Martinez/Unsplash
At ninth position is Parque del Retiro in Madrid. Photo: Diego Allen/Unsplash
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