Górczewska Park
| Górczewska Park | |
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.jpg) The Górczewska Park in 2022. | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Bemowo, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°14′02″N 20°54′17″E / 52.23389°N 20.90472°E |
| Area | 20.47 ha |
| Created | 1980 |
| Designer | Krzysztof Tauszyński |
The Górczewska Park[a] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the neighbourhood of Jelonki Północne, within the district of Bemowo, between Lazurowa Street, Czuma Street, and Powstańców Śląskich Street, around the residential neighbourhood of Górczewska. The park was opened in 1980.
Name
[edit]The park was named after the surrounding residential neighbourhood of Górczewska, which in turn, was named after the nearby Górczewska Street.[1]
History
[edit]The park was built in 1980, as part of the high-rise residential neighbourhood of Górczewska, designed by Krzysztof Tauszyński.[2]
In 2008 an amphitheatre was opened in the park. It was named after singer Michael Jackson, in commemoration of his only concert in Poland, which took place at the nearby Bemowo Airport in 1996. In 2019, due to numerous child sexual abuse accusations against him, it was renamed to the Górczewska Amphitheatre.[3]
Characteristics
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The park is located in the neighbourhood of Jelonki Północne, within the district of Bemowo, between Lazurowa Street, Czuma Street, and Powstańców Śląskich Street, around the residential neighbourhood of Górczewska. It has a total area of 20.47 ha.[1] There is an amphitheatre.[1][3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Park Górczewska". eko.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Andrzej Brzózka. "Jelonki". cargocollective.com (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Michael Jackson znika z Bemowa. Władze dzielnicy zdecydowały o zmianie nazwy amfiteatru". metrowarszawa.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2019.