Łazienki Park

park in Warsaw

Łazienki Park or Royal Baths Park (Polish: Park Łazienkowski, Łazienki Królewskie) is the largest park in Warsaw, Poland, occupying 76 hectares of the city center.

Łazienki Park
Royal Baths
Chopin monument (top left), Monument to John III Sobieski (top right), Palace on the Isle (bottom left) and Central Promenade (bottom right).
TypeMunicipal
LocationWarsaw
Area76 ha[1]
Created1918[2][3]
StatusOpen all year
Public transit accessBus transport in Warsaw  116   166   180   195 

The park is within Warsaw's central district on Ujazdów Avenue, which is part of the Royal Route linking the Royal Castle with Wilanów Palace to the south of the park. While Ujazdów Castle is north of Łazienki Park

Łazienki Park was originally designed in the 17th century as a baths park for nobleman Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski. In the 18th century the park was transformed by Poland's last monarch, Stanislaus II Augustus for palaces, villas, classicist follies, and monuments. In 1918 it was officially made as a public park.

Łazienki is visited by tourists from all over Poland and the world, and serves as a venue for music, the arts, and culture. The park is also home to large number of wildlife.

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Historic images

By Vogel (1800s)

Garden features

Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship

References

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  1. "Park". Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  2. "Kalendarium". Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  3. "Łazienki Królewskie". Encyklopedia Warszawy (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-02-09.