Rheinpark
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The Rheinpark is a 40 hectare
(0,4 km²) large urban park
along the right bank of the River Rhine in Cologne
, Germany
. The park lies between the Cologne districts of Deutz and Mülheim and includes a beach club, an open air theater (the Tanzbrunnen) and a Roman Thermae
styled public bath (the Claudius-Therme). It has been voted Germany's best park in 2007.
in 1957.
Major public events in the history of the park were:
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
(0,4 km²) large urban park
Urban park
An urban park, is also known as a municipal park or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens , is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality...
along the right bank of the River Rhine in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The park lies between the Cologne districts of Deutz and Mülheim and includes a beach club, an open air theater (the Tanzbrunnen) and a Roman Thermae
Thermae
In ancient Rome, thermae and balnea were facilities for bathing...
styled public bath (the Claudius-Therme). It has been voted Germany's best park in 2007.
History
Originally laid out according to plans by landscape architect Fritz Encke and openend in 1913, the park today mirrors the redesign of the park for the BundesgartenschauBundesgartenschau
The Bundesgartenschau is the biennial Federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle....
in 1957.
Major public events in the history of the park were:
- Cologne Werkbund ExhibitionWerkbund Exhibition (1914)The first Werkbund Exhibition of 1914 was held at Rheinpark in Cologne, Germany. Bruno Taut's best-known building, the prismatic dome of the Glass Pavilion of which only black and white images survive today, was in reality a brightly colored landmark. Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer designed a model...
, 1914 - Internationale Presse-Ausstellung 1928
- BundesgartenschauBundesgartenschauThe Bundesgartenschau is the biennial Federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle....
1957 - Bundesgartenschau 1971