Praga Park

Summary

Soldiers of the Polish First Army Park otherwise known as Praga Park (Polish: park Praski) is a park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the city's Praga district, on the east bank of the Wisła River.

Praga Park
Park in the autumn.
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationWarsaw
Area18.5 ha[1]
Created1871[1]
StatusOpen all year
Public transit accessLine M2 Dworzec Wilenski

Park was established in 1865-71 and designed by Jan Dobrowolski.[1] In 1927 a zoological garden (Ogród Zoologiczny) was established on the park grounds,[2] and in 1952 a bear run, still open today.

Also found in the park are a statue of the writer Eliza Orzeszkowa which was erected in 1938, the work of sculptor Henryk Kuna, and a giraffe sculpture dating from 1981.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Park Praski". Zielona Warszawa on-line (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  2. ^ "Park Praski". naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ "Parks & Gardens | WarsawTour - Official Tourist Portal of Warsaw". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

See also edit

  Media related to Park Praski at Wikimedia Commons

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