Kronvalda Park - Riga, Latvia - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Kronvalda Park (originally Strelnieku Garden) is 11.92 hectares in area, with the city canal running through it. Bordering Elizabetes, Kr. Valdemara streets, Kronvalda and Kalpaka boulevards.

The city canal splits the park into two parts. After dismantling the city dikes in 1863, the Union of Riga German Riflemen erected a society house and a shooting-ground on the right side of the park. Later, in 1883, this part was enlarged according to a project by architect Georgs Kufalts with around 2,000 rosebushes blossoming in flowerbeds and rose-gardens. After 1927 the State handed the whole garden, except for the Riga Congress Centre, over to the city's inhabitants, and garden architect Andrejs Zeidaks started creating a landscaped park here. During 1930's the park was named after member of the Young Latvians Movement Atis Kronvalds.

Name: Kronvalds Park Street Location: Kalpaka bulvāris 12 Local Municipality: Riga State/Province, etc.: Vidzeme Country: Latvia Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: Atis Kronvalds Date Established: 1883 Picnic Facilities: benches Recreational Facilities: There is a canal running through the park, bridges crossing. Monuments/Statues: statue of poet Alexandram Puškinam Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Chinese arch and pavillion, gift from Sozhou, China Fountains: Just outside the park and in the lake/canal Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: canal Traditional Geocaches: No unfortunately not when I visited the park Special Events: Not listed

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