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This unique 4-acre plaza serves as the setting for the $45 million Tennessee Aquarium, linking it to the Visitors Center and surrounding development and to the Tennessee River and a network of riverside parks and trails. Ross’s Landing Plaza includes a timeline of local history containing numerous artifacts and exhibits relating to Chattanooga’s rich cultural, historical and geographical significance. Ross’s Landing Plaza was opened simultaneously with the Tennessee Aquarium on May 1, 1992.
The plaza design team was mandated to hire both a local and national artist to ensure that public art was a major component of the plaza design. Public art incorporated into the plaza design helps tell the story of the community’s evolution with artifacts and text depicting the Trail of Tears, Civil War, our railroad heritage, the world’s first Coca-Cola bottling operation, symbols from the Cherokee alphabet, and legendary blues artist Bessie Smith, who grew up near the park. In rejoining Chattanooga to the Tennessee River, Ross’s Landing Plaza has become the front porch of the city.
Investment and Financing: $8,100,000
Architects: EDAW, Alexandria, VA SITE, New York Robert Seals Architect, Chattanooga, TN
General Contractor: Soloff Construction Company, Chattanooga, TN
Owner/Contact: City of Chattanooga/Hamilton County Jerry Mitchell @ 423/757-5170 |
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