Praga Park

Soldiers of the Polish First Army Park otherwise known as Praga Park 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
Praga Park Shell.
TypeMunicipal
LocationWarsaw
Area18.5 ha[1]
Created1871[1]
StatusOpen all year

Praga 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

  1. "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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also

Media related to Park Praski at Wikimedia Commons

  • Polish First Army


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