Maksimir Park

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Main entrance to Maksimir Park

The Maksimir Park is a park in the same district of the Croatian capital Zagreb and with an area of 316  hectares the largest park in southern Europe. The park was established in 1787 and opened to the public in 1794. It is one of the oldest public parks in Europe.

The Zagreb Zoological Garden is located within the park, which is very popular with the people of Zagreb .

In the park there are several buildings, ponds and a so-called "echo pavilion", in which your own voice can be heard as an echo with a time delay.

history

In 1787 the park was founded by the Zagreb bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac. Vrhovac decreed that the extensive forests, which were owned by the bishop, should be set up and used as a park.

The name of the park was first mentioned in written documents in 1791. Since 1794 Maksimir has been the first public park in this part of Europe. At the end of the 18th century, the Zvjerinjak was founded as a forerunner of the zoo.

The park was further developed under Bishop Juraj Haulik . The Viennese architect Franz Schücht designed almost all buildings and pavilions . The garden architect Michael Sebastian Riedl shaped the further landscape design of the park. After Juraj Haulik's death in 1869, more pavilions, huts, sculptures and gardens were built.

In 1925, today's Zagreb Zoo ( Zoološki vrt grada Zagreba ) was founded on the Swan Island (Labuđi otok ) under the then mayor Vjekoslav Heinzel. The Maksimir Park is a cultural and natural monument under special state protection.

  • gallery

  • Maksimir Park, entrance way

  • Park lawn

  • Observation tower with visual axis

  • Walking paths

  • Duck pond

  • Echo pavilion by Franz Schücht, after 1840.

  • Aerial view

  • View from Maksimir Park to Maksimir Stadium

Movie

  • This side of Eden. Eastern Europe's garden dreams in the 18th and 19th centuries. Maksimir Park. Documentary, Germany, 2015, 52 min., Script and director: Eva Jobst, production: telekult, MDR , arte , moderation: Wladimir Kaminer , series: Diesseits von Eden. Eastern Europe's garden dreams in the 18th and 19th centuries , first broadcast: June 14, 2015 by arte, table of contents by arte.

Web links

Commons : Maksimir Park  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′ 47 ″  N , 16 ° 1 ′ 14 ″  E