"A playground, playpark, or play area is a place specifically designed to enable children to play there. It is typically outdoors. While a playground is usually ...
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designed for children, some target other age groups. Berlin´s Preußenpark for example is designed for people aged 70 or higher.[citation needed] A playground might exclude children below a certain age.
Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the seesaw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, spring rider, trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment and supporting social and emotional development. Common in modern playgrounds are play structures that link many different pieces of equipment." - (en.wikipedia.org 16.09.2019)
