People's Garden
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The People's Garden (in Hungarian: Népkert) is a park in Miskolc, Hungary. With an area of 56.921 m2, it is the third largest park of Miskolc (after Tapolca-Hejőliget and Csanyik, but since those are in the outer districts, Népkert is the largest park in the city proper. There are many sports facilities in the park.
History
[edit]The park was fashioned in the 1870s. At that time it was on the edge of the city; after a few decades the area had become a villa district (several beautiful villas stand there today), and after Miskolc began to grow after World War II, the park became part of today's downtown.
Sights and sports facilities
[edit]- Bronze statue of Queen Elisabeth (Sissi) by Alajos Stróbl; it was the first statue of Elisabeth in the country (1899)
- Vigadó Restaurant (designed by Alfréd Hajós; restored in 1996; address: Görgey street 19)
- Statue park
- Sports Hall (built in 1970)
- Ice Hall, a sports hall for ice sports (2006)
- Skating rink (in winter only)
- Two playgrounds
Népkert is also a colloquial name of the park Érsekkert (Archbishop's Garden) in Eger.
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A path in the park -
Vigadó Restaurant -
The Ice Hall -
Obelisk
