Labyrinth at USF Park on the Riverwalk
Tampa, Florida, United States
On Tampa's downtown Riverwalk, in the open park stretch by the Hillsborough River, a permanent public labyrinth sits on the city's waterfront promenade, walked by commuters, runners, and river strollers. It is the downtown's civic walk, steps from the arts district.
On Tampa's downtown Riverwalk, in the open park stretch by the Hillsborough River, a permanent public labyrinth sits on the city's waterfront promenade, walked by commuters, runners, and river strollers. It is the downtown's civic walk, steps from the arts district. The Labyrinth Locator's record lists it as Contemporary; installed 2005.
Every labyrinth is a walking practice, not a puzzle: a single path winds to a center and back out, and the walk is done slowly, as prayer or meditation. The pattern descends from the medieval pavement labyrinth at Chartres, and the modern urban revival began in the 1990s when Lauren Artress brought replicas of that path to American congregations and public grounds through Veriditas and the Labyrinth Society, whose World-Wide Labyrinth Locator now catalogs thousands. There is no branching and no trick to the path; walkers of every religion and none use it.
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thetampariverwalk.com carries the site's own information and schedule.
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