The Green

The Green is a one and a half acre park at 400 South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] At one end of this so-called pocket park are the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art; at the other end is the Charlotte Convention Center.[2] Next to it stands Charlotte's historic St. Peter's Catholic Church. The Green is the site of Giant books and a walkway of magical sounds enliven this literary-themed wonderland of a park. The giant fish sculptures created by Carolyn Braaksma spout water so children can splash and play. The giant stacked bronze book sculptures on the far side of the park depict classics of world literature. Jim Green’s sound art installation, “Rhythm Walk,” features the sounds of water running and kittens purring when triggered by motion sensors. The most popular sculpture in the park is the signpost, “Charlotte – The Center of the Known World,” created by Gary Sweeney in 2002. The signpost points the mileage and direction to other Charlottes throughout the world. Sweeney also produced the signs in the park, which use the names of cities to create the names of famous authors