Gorky Central Park
Gorky Park has been opened in 1928, the park followed the plan of Konstantin Melnikov, a world-famous Soviet avant-garde and constructivist architect, and amalgamated the extensive gardens of the old Golitsyn Hospital and of the Neskuchny Palace, covering an area of 300 acres (120 ha) along the river. In 2011 Gorky Park underwent a major reconstruction. New director of Central Park of Culture and Leisure Sergei Kapkov demolished approximately 100 attractions and illegal objects. More than two thousand square meters of new asphalt roadbed was laid on the site of demolished objects and 1.9 ha of new lawns and flowerbeds were laid out.
Now in the Gorky park you will be able to find a number of fine old buildings dating from the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Some of the building that you will find there include two summerhouses by the great Moscow architect Mikhail Kazakov (who designed the Senate Building in the Kremlin), the first City Hospital, and the enormous Green Theater, an outdoor amphitheater in which you will be able to see some gigs and concerts during the summer months. In the park you will be able to find many other newer sights such as an observatory, Andreesvki pedestrian bridge, central alley fountain and many many more which you can have a look at by following a button below the article. There are many activities that you can do with your family there raging from simply having typical Russian "Plombir" (ice cream) to activities such as visiting various museums which you can find right in the park, cycling, rollerblading, beach volleyball, urban and extreme sports, table tennis and even pétanque. There are a couple bicycle- and skate-rental places around the park, with one conveniently located under the pedestrian bridge. However, feel free to bring your own rollerblades and skate boards to Moscow as it is very popular in all seasons but winter to rollerblade or skateboard around all parks. In Gorky Park during winter, the ponds are flooded, turning the park into one of the city’s biggest ice-skating rinks. |