Park Krakowski, located in Krakow

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

, Poland

Poland

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, was founded in 1885 by city councillor

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 Stanisław Rehman. It was built on the grounds leased from the military. The park was modelled after similar parks in Vienna

Vienna

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. After World War I

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 its area was reduced, due to rapid real estate development.

The park was originally equipped with a concert bowl, an ice and bicycle rink, a swimming pool, a bowling alley, a restaurant, cafés, a summer theatre (since 1890), and a zoo

Zoo

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. It was a popular destination point with many Fin de siècle

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Cracovians. From the original setup only the pond remains. Since 1974 there are numerous abstract sculptures on display throughout the park, made by S. Borzęcki, A. Hajducki, W. Kućma, J. Sękowski and J. Siek.