Roman Kozłowski Park
The Roman Kozłowski Park[a] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Ursynów, between Koński Jar Street, Nutki Street, Rzymowskiego Street, and Puszczyka Street. It was opened in 1977.
History
The park was developed in the 1970s during the construction of the neighbourhood of Jary. In 1976, there was formed the Cwil Mound, an artificial mound build from the ground excavated during local construction, and damages building materials. It was proposed by engineer Henryk Cwil (1920–1990), after whom it was named.[1]
The park was opened in 1977, and named after palaeontologist Roman Kozłowski. The same year, there was placed the sculpture Rider on Horse by Władysław Trojan, as part of the series of twelve sculptures made in various techniques, known as the Ursynów Sculptures, located around the neighbourhood.[2]
Characteristics
The park is located in the neighbourhood of North Ursynów, within the district of Ursynów, between Koński Jar Street, Nutki Street, Rzymowskiego Street, and Puszczyka Street. It has the total area of 11.6 ha.[3] The park includes the Cwil Mound, an artificial mound, which with the height of 118 m, is the tallest landform in the disctict.[1]
In the park is placed the sculpture Rider on Horse by Władysław Trojan, which is part of the series of twelve sculptures made in various techniques, known as the Ursynów Sculptures, located around the neighbourhood.[2] Near Nutki Street is also the Ursynów Rock (Polish: Głaz Ursynowski), a nature monument and the largest glacial erratic in the city, with a height of 2.62 m, and circumference of 11.1 m.[4][5]
Notes
- ^ Polish: Park im. Romana Kozłowskiego
References
- ^ a b Mariusz Prządak: Sekrety Ursynowa. Łódź: Księży Młyn, 2021, p. 125. ISBN 978-83-7729-444-4. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Ewelina Bartosik, Paweł Chojecki, Maciej Iwański, Emilia Nędzi, Kuba Szreder: Publiczna kolekcja sztuki XXI wieku m.st. Warszawy. Warsaw: Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana, 2012, p. 78–79. (in Polish)
- ^ "Park im. Romana Kozłowskiego". eko.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ M. Andrzej. "Pomniki przyrody na terenie m.st. Warszawy, pomniki przyrody na terenie dzielnicy Ursynów". bip.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Głaz Ursynowski". crfop.gdos.gov.pl.
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