Praga Park

Coordinates: 52°15′13″N 21°01′38″E / 52.25361°N 21.02722°E / 52.25361; 21.02722
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Praga Park
Dworzec Wilenski

Soldiers of the Polish First Army Park otherwise known as Praga Park (

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

  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

Media related to Park Praski at Wikimedia Commons

  • Polish First Army

52°15′13″N 21°01′38″E / 52.25361°N 21.02722°E / 52.25361; 21.02722


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