Flevopark is a park located in the Indische Buurt

Indische Buurt (Amsterdam)

' is a neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city of Amsterdam, in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland. The name dates from the early 20th century, and is derived from the fact that the neighborhood's streets are named after islands and other geographical concepts in the former Dutch colony...

, in the eastern portion of the city of Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland.

This park was given concrete form in 1908. The naturalist Jac. P. Thijsse

Jac. P. Thijsse

Jac. P. Thijsse was a Dutch conservationist and botanist. He is sometimes referred to as J.P. Thijssse. He created the "J.P. Thijssse Park" in Amstelveen. He placed on De Grootste Nederlander.- References :...

envisioned a park between the Jewish Cemetery and the Nieuwe Diep.

The expropriation procedure began in 1914, and from 1921 there was money available to obtain the land suitable for building the park. In 1928, the construction of the park began.