Border Land is an odd appellation for a park in the the heart of a city, but Torino, Italy‘s Parco Ignazio Michelotti now bears that name. Situated along the banks of the River Po, just across from the University of Turin and a short walk from Stazione Porta Nuova, the site of the city’s defunct zoo is now a home for frequent cultural events and also the new Street Art Museum (SAM) .

The once popular Torino Zoo closed in 1987, but now is the backdrop for the outdoor Street Art Museum. Buildings and cages that housed rhinos, elephants, monkeys and 2,500 other animals for decades now serve as legal canvases for international street artists.

H/T to Alex Barnett for the post idea.