Mokotów Field
| Pole Mokotowskie | |
|---|---|
 'Pole Mokotowskie in autumn' | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Warsaw |
| Coordinates | 52°12′39″N 21°00′00″E / 52.21083°N 21.00000°E |
| Area | 65 hectares (160 acres)[1] |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Pole Mokotowskie |
Pole Mokotowskie (Polish for "Mokotów Field"; often erroneously referred to by newcomers to Warsaw in the plural form, Pola Mokotowskie, "Mokotów Fields") is a large park in Warsaw. Part of it is called "Józef Piłsudski Park."
Located between Warsaw's Mokotów district and the city center, the park is one of the largest in Warsaw.[2] Until World War II, a major part was occupied by an airfield and the Warsaw Polytechnic aircraft works.[3]
Pole Mokotowskie was also, until 1934, the site of Warsaw Airport and, until 1939, of the Warsaw Horse Racing Track.[3]
Located within the park is the Polish National Library. The park is also famous for its bars. Just to the south is a Warsaw Metro station, the Pole Mokotowskie station.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Pole Mokotowskie". Zielona Warszawa on-line (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Tramwaj przetnie Pole Mokotowskie". polamokotowskie.pl (in Polish). August 29, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b Jacek Tomczak - Janowski (November 11, 2002). "Historia Pól Mokotowskich". polamokotowskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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