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[[ | [[File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-southwestwards.jpg|thumb|375px|Aerial view of Middle Park towards the southwest.]] | ||
'''Middle Park''' is a park in the [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|GTA IV and GTA Chinatown Wars rendition of Liberty City]], situated in the middle of [[Algonquin]]. Along with [[Star Junction]] and [[The Triangle]], it is one of the main neighborhoods in [[Algonquin]] and Liberty City. | |||
'''Middle Park''' is a park in the [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|GTA IV and GTA Chinatown rendition of Liberty City]], situated in the middle of [[Algonquin]]. Along with [[Star Junction]] and [[The Triangle]], it is one of the main neighborhoods in [[Algonquin]] and Liberty City. | |||
== Character == | == Character == | ||
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== Places of interest == | == Places of interest == | ||
[[ | [[File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-lake.jpg|thumb|360px|One of Middle Park's primary features: A large lake. The skyline of [[Lancaster]] and [[East Holland]] can be seen in the distance.]] | ||
While smaller in land area than [[Meadows Park]], Middle Park boasts a variety of facilities and features matched with those found at Meadows Park. The centerpiece of the park include the lake (with an adjoining lakeside restaurant at the northern end) and a large terraced plaza fronting the lakefront at the southern end. The park also features a small garden at the southern end of the park, and a range of sculptures and statues on the southern half of the park. Other than that, the park offers the usual fare of lush greenspaces and footpaths. | While smaller in land area than [[Meadows Park]], Middle Park boasts a variety of facilities and features matched with those found at Meadows Park. The centerpiece of the park include the lake (with an adjoining lakeside restaurant at the northern end) and a large terraced plaza fronting the lakefront at the southern end. The park also features a small garden at the southern end of the park, and a range of sculptures and statues on the southern half of the park. Other than that, the park offers the usual fare of lush greenspaces and footpaths. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The park features a penis-like sculpture just west of its terraced plaza (a 2007 work entitled "''Le Knobelisk''"), effectively overlooking the plaza itself. The sculpture may be destroyed repeatedly, including a case in a mission in GTA IV, "[[Meltdown]]", when a [[Lokus|car]] plows into the sculpture and crashes into the plaza. | * The park features a penis-like sculpture just west of its terraced plaza (a 2007 work entitled "''Le Knobelisk''"), effectively overlooking the plaza itself. The sculpture may be destroyed repeatedly, including a case in a mission in GTA IV, "[[Meltdown (GTA IV)|Meltdown]]", when a [[Lokus|car]] plows into the sculpture and crashes into the plaza. | ||
* The hourglass-like shape of Middle Park's massive lake in GTA IV has led some observers to point out that the lake is shaped similarly to an alien when viewed overhead or viewed through the map, the lake's northern island filling in as the "alien's eye". | * The hourglass-like shape of Middle Park's massive lake in GTA IV has led some observers to point out that the lake is shaped similarly to an alien when viewed overhead or viewed through the map, the lake's northern island filling in as the "alien's eye". | ||
* There were 83 murders in Middle Park in 2007. | * There were 83 murders in Middle Park in 2007. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160"> | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-map-lake.jpg|A map of Middle Park in GTA IV, with its peculiarly shaped lake. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-terrace.jpg|The terraced plaza fronting Middle Park's lake. | |||
File:LibertonianMuseum-GTAIV-exterior-MiddleParkside.jpg|The western facade of [[The Libertonian]], as seen towards the east from the center of Middle Park. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-prerelease.jpg|A underground footpath that passes underneath Quartz Street, the only road that cuts across Middle Park. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-southweststatue.jpg|The supposedly southwestern grand entrance into the park, featuring a massive statue. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-eastentrance.jpg|An eastern "Middle Park" entrance, with an obelisk bearing hieroglyphic visible in the background. The entrance into [[East Park LTA|East Park station]] is also seen to the left. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-LeKnobelisk.jpg|"Le Knobelisk", one of many references to the male genitalia in the series. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-fitnessgroup.jpg|Large groups of fitness enthusiasts may be found in specific points of Middle Park, such as this location on the western side of the lake. | |||
File:MiddlePark-GTAIV-streetmusician-prerelease.jpg|Middle Park may also attract other special pedestrians, such as [[Buskers|street musicians]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
* [[Park]] district, a similarly designed park in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|GTA 1 rendition of Liberty City]]. | *[[Park]] district, a similarly designed park in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|GTA 1 rendition of Liberty City]]. | ||
* [[Belleville Park]], a similarly designed park in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|GTA III — GTA Liberty City Stories rendition of Liberty City]]. | *[[Belleville Park]], a similarly designed park in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|GTA III — GTA Liberty City Stories rendition of Liberty City]]. | ||
== External | ==External link== | ||
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=middlePark&content=screen0 Middle Park] at the official website for GTA IV. | *[http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=middlePark&content=screen0 Middle Park] at the official website for GTA IV. | ||
{{Algonquin neighborhoods}} | {{Algonquin neighborhoods}} | ||
[[Category:Areas in Algonquin]] | [[Category:Areas in Algonquin]] | ||
[[Category:Parks]] | [[Category:Parks]] | ||