Praga Park Explained

Praga Park
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Type:Municipal
Location:Warsaw
Area:18.5 ha[1]
Created:1871
Status:Open all year

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.

Park was established in 1865-71 and designed by Jan Dobrowolski.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]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Park Praski . Zielona Warszawa on-line . 2008-02-18. pl.
  2. Web site: Park Praski . naszemiasto.pl . 2008-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080314235541/http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/rekreacja_i_wypoczynek/58717_63.html . 2008-03-14. pl.
  3. Web site: Parks & Gardens | WarsawTour - Official Tourist Portal of Warsaw . 2014-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083247/https://www.warsawtour.pl/en/warsaw-for-everyone/parks-gardens-2075.html . 2014-09-03 .