Burgos Circle

The center island of Burgos Circle forms a small park, Burgos Park. At the center of the park is a sculpture by Reynato Paz Contreras called The Trees, the first piece of public art to be installed in the Bonifacio Global City.^[6] The bronze-and-brass piece was commissioned by the Bonifacio Art Foundation, which is responsible for maintaining the district's public art installations.^[7]

Measuring 6.5 meters (21 ft) tall and surrounded by a grove,^[8] The Trees consists of three interlocking trees which form a dome.^[9] Representing the circle of life, the trees are a reminder of the progressive development and the preservation of Mother Earth, while the branches represent stability.^[7] More recently, the sculpture became a romantic place for couples to meet,^[9][10] and in 2016, it became a major landmark for those playing Pokémon Go in the area,^[11] with the game helping to boost foot traffic in the form of increased dining receipts days after it was first released in the Philippines.^[12]

Underneath Burgos Park and the circle at large is a 72-meter (236 ft) wide, 12-meter (39 ft) deep retarding basin for retaining flood water.^[13][14] During heavy rain, the basin retains water until it empties when the weather clears into creeks (such as the Balisampan Creek) that flow to Manila Bay.^[15] The cistern has a capacity of 22,000 cubic meters (780,000 cu ft) of flood water.^[14] Built during the initial development of the Bonifacio Global City for ₱60 million,^[16] and only one of two existing retarding basins in Metro Manila (the other located beneath the Magallanes Interchange),^[17] it has been credited for preventing flooding on both EDSA and Kalayaan Avenue.^[16]

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