Praga Park
| Praga Park | |
|---|---|
 Park in the autumn. | |
 | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Warsaw |
| Area | 18.5 ha[1] |
| Created | 1871[1] |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |  Dworzec Wilenski |
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.[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
- ^ a b c "Park Praski". Zielona Warszawa on-line (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Park Praski". naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Parks & Gardens | WarsawTour - Official Tourist Portal of Warsaw". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
See also
Media related to Park Praski at Wikimedia Commons
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