The Mier Park (Polish: Park Mirowski), also known as the Downtown Park (Polish: Park Śródmiejski), is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the district of Downtown, between Jana Pawła II Avenue, Marszałkowska Street, Mier Halls, and the Za Żelazną Bramą neighbourhood.[1][2]
| Mier Park | |
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 Mier Park in 2021. | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′18.456″N 21°00′00.486″E / 52.23846000°N 21.00013500°E |
| Area | 5.35 ha |
| Created | 1960s |
Name
editThe Mier Park was named after the nearby Mier Halls and Mier Square, which in turn were named after the Mier Barracks, which were located there in 18th and 19th centuries. They in turn were named after Wilhelm Mier, who was the commanding officer of the Crown Horse Guard Regiment, which was stationed there.[3][4]
It is also alternatively known as the Downtown Park (Polish: Park Śródmiejski), due to its location in the Downtown district, and relatively close location to the city centre.[5]
History
editThe Mier Park was opened in the 1960s.[3]
In June 1968 in the park was unveiled the moment of Julian Marchlewski, a communist politician and revolutionary, who was the chairperson of the Provisional Polish Revolutionary Committee. It was deconstructed in 1990.[3][6]
On 21 May 2019 in the park was unveiled the monument of Feliks Stamm, a 20th-century boxing champion. The monument was placed next to the East Hall of the Mier Halls, where Stamm won the championship in the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships. The monument was made by sculptor Lubomir Grigorov.[7]
On 2 March 2023, in the park was unveiled the monument of Piotr Drzewicki who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921.[8][9]
Characteristics
editThe Mier Park has the form of a long and thin rectangular strip of land between Jana Pawła II Avenue and Marszałkowska Street.[1][2] Its central pathway is Piotra Drzewieckiego Avenue.[10] The park has the total area of 5.35 ha.[1]
It borders the Mier Square and Mier Halls to the north, the Iron Gate Square to the north-east, and Za Żelazną Bramą neighbourhood to the south.[2]
In the park are located the monument of Feliks Stamm by Lubomir Grigorov,[7] the monument of Piotr Drzewicki,[8] and the sculpture of Mermaid of Warsaw by Ryszard Kozłowski.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Park Mirowski". eko.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b c d "Park Mirowski – piękne rabaty i aleje pełne drzew". zzw.waw.pl (in Polish). 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Marian Gajewski: Urządzenia komunalne Warszawy. Zarys historyczny. Waraw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1979, p. 348. ISBN 83-06-00089-7. (in Polish)
- ^ Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 488. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)
- ^ Marcin Torz (10 November 2009). "Tak zmieni się park Staromiejski". warszawa.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Wiesław Głębocki: Warszawskie pomniki. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, p. 136. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Piotr Wesołowicz (19 May 2019). "Posąg wagi ciężkiej. We wtorek odsłonięcie nowego pomnika przy al. Jana Pawła II". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Kto był prezydentem stolicy 100 lat temu?". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Lech Królikowski (15 March 2023). "Pomnik prezydenta Drzewieckiego". passa.waw.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Aleja Piotra Drzewieckiego". srodmiescie.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2023-12-14.