Description of the attraction
Central Park of Culture and Rest. M. Gorky is the main park of the city of Kharkov. It was founded back in 1893 under the original name - Zagorodny Nikolaevsky Park. Its grand opening for visitors took place 14 years later - in 1907. The total area of the park is 136 hectares.
From the very beginning, the park made an incredible impression on its first visitors. Linden and chestnut alleys united in the form of an elongated ring were similar to the paths of the Bois de Boulogne and were intended for horse walks.
In 1938, after the death of the writer M. Gorky, the park was renamed in his honor. In 1980, the sculptor L. Ye. Belostotsky erected a monument to this famous writer.
The park has become one of the main places for recreation and entertainment, where folk festivals and mass celebrations took place. The territory housed various attractions, a children's railway "Malaya Yuzhnaya", a cinema "Park", tennis courts, a cable car and many other entertainment facilities.
In 2006, on the City Day, in front of the central entrance, from the street. Sumy, the colonnade, demolished in 2001, was restored, the fountain was restored, and the monument to M. Gorky, dismantled in the late 90s, was restored to its original place.
Since the beginning of spring 2011, the park was closed for general renovation. And already in 2012, an updated park with a modern entertainment complex was opened.
The park has all the conditions for recreation and entertainment for both adults and the smallest visitors. Various attractions operate on its territory, among them - "roller coasters", the largest Ferris wheel in Ukraine, a complex for extreme sports fans, an autodrome, a rollerdrome, a pond with boats, gazebos, a zoo, a cafe, decorative structures and other entertainment facilities.
In the central park named after M. Gorky, you can relax with the whole family, this is exactly the place where everyone will be interested and fun.
