Elbauenpark
The Elbauenpark is a
.The park area is about 100
pedestrian bridge over the Herrenkrugstraße. The park has a total of four combined entrances and exits as well as three exits. According to the Stern magazine, the Elbauenpark is the best leisure attraction in Saxony-Anhalt.[1]
History
It was created on the occasion of the
projectiles and countless rubble from the war had to be removed in order to realize this project. In just a few years, a park was created on this former field of war debris, attracting numerous visitors. From 1999 to the 2014 season, the Panoramabahn, an elevated monorail
, ran 3 km through the park. It was dismantled at the beginning of 2015.
Park attractions
- The Millennium Tower: 6000 years of human history in a unique exhibition
- The Play and Project House: An open house for children aged 0–14. Here children can simply do what they want but also take part in projects, paint or do handicrafts. The special feature of the house is on the one hand the concept, which contains participation as the main criterion and the fact that this house was planned to a large extent by the children.
- The theme gardens: 14 gardens, designed according to various themes.
- The lake stage: open-air stage with 1,600 seats for events
- The summer toboggan run: a 400-metre-long sheet metal toboggan run
- The ramparts: numerous climbing and recreational opportunities for families and children
- The butterfly house: 200 exotic butterfliesin one house
- The sports area: playing fields for .
- The climbing tower: climbing the 25-metre-high Großer Angerfelsen
- The climbing park: climbing on 55 elements and 2 cable cars in the high ropes course
- The maze: a labyrinth of hedges and trellises
In addition there are various garden arts, e.g. rose gardens, bamboo grove, shrub garden, European garden, paradisiacal gardens or renewable resources; a skater course, the
ecumenical meeting centre during the Bundesgartenschau
.
There are also several bistros, a restaurant in the Millennium Tower and a beer garden. Throughout the season (April to October), numerous events take place in the park; in 2016 and 2017, the VOX television programme Grill den Henssler was a guest on the lake stage for three editions each.
The park is part of the Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams.
References
- ^ Beste Freizeitattraktion in Sachsen-Anhalt Magazin Stern in der Ausgabe 27/2013 im Freizeitatlas Deutschland
External links
- Official website (in German)
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