Long Hollow Neighborhood Association

Long Hollow builds a Labyrinth in the Park

What is a Labyrinth?

The Long Hollow Neighborhood Association, in partnership with the Governor's Front Porch Revitalization Council and the Pensacola Community Incentives Program, has built a labyrinth in the Long Hollow Park.

The labyrinth is placed in the northeastern corner where the sidewalks will intersect. It is a 40' in diameter poured concrete pad that has been scored and stained with a labyrinth design. A wonderful scent garden, designed by the Garden Gate Nursery, graces the entrance to the labyrinth. Fragrant, aromatic plants such as rosemary, gardenias, roses, basil, and lemon verbena stimulate the senses during your visit. A labyrinth looks like a maze, but it is not.

A maze is like a puzzle to be solved. It has twists and turns and dead ends. A labyrinth has no dead ends. There is only one path, and while it does have twists and turns, you can't get lost. The same path takes you into the labyrinth and out again. The most basic metaphor for walking a labyrinth is that of Life's Journey. Labyrinths date back more than 4000 years in history. The design for the Long Hollow Labyrinth is taken from the most famous of the remaining labyrinths at Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France which was built around 1200 and is laid into the floor.

Special thanks to the Front Porch Housing and Community Development Task Force, the City of Pensacola's PCIP Grant Program, Gulf Coast Mastercrete, and Architectural Affairs.