Oliwa Park named after Adam Mickiewicz (Park Oliwski) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk (Topic)

Oliwa Park im. Adam Mickiewicz (Park Oliwski) description and photos - Poland: Gdansk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Park Oliwski.

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Oliwski park im. Adam Mickiewicz is a historical park in Gdansk, which is the last park that has been well preserved to this day. Today it serves as an oasis of beauty and tranquility in the city center.

The initiative to create the park belonged to Abbot Jack Rybinsky. The park was modeled after French baroque gardens by the gardener Hentschala.

The French section of the park has two axes perpendicular to each other: north-south and east-west. A picturesque pond was created in the southern part of the park, which is currently used for fish farming. A beautiful 112-meter linden alley stretches from east to west, where trees are planted in two rows. The illusion was created here that the sea begins immediately behind the garden. The Cistercian monks called the alley "The Path to Eternity."

After the secularization of the monastery located in the park in 1831, the park became the property of Prussia, and Gustav Schondorf Pod was appointed inspector, under whose leadership the park was opened to the public. Subsequent changes to the park were carried out in the years 1899-1929. Alpine plants were planted near the old conservatory, and the conservatory itself was rebuilt into a greenhouse.

At the end of World War II, the park was badly destroyed, but thanks to numerous drawings and photographs, it was restored to its original appearance. In 1955, a bust of Adam Mickiewicz was installed in the park to commemorate the centenary of his death, and the park itself was renamed in his honor. The botanical garden was founded in 1956.

In 1971, the park was entered in the register of heritage subjects of Gdansk.

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