Since IJburg is essentially a recently created manmade island it’s perhaps only fitting that its largest park is named after the controversial filmmaker who was stabbed to death by a religious fanatic. Although tolerance and immigration reform are still hot topics in the Netherlands, this park is a green oasis for neighbourhood residents and their children throughout the year. In the summer you can see people taking advantage of the football pitch or the basketball court, but the latter is often flooded in the winter and transformed into an ice rink. A playground and a unique sculpture of a family in odd positions are also part and parcel of this space enclosed on all sides by modern buildings.