Taras Shevchenko Park of Culture and Recreation | |
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Центральний парк культури та відпочинку ім. Т. Г. Шевченка | |
Type | Urban park |
Location | Dnipro Raion |
Nearest city | Dnipro |
Coordinates | 48°27′46″N 35°04′20″E / 48.4626447°N 35.0722724°E |
Area | 36 hectares (89 acres) |
Created | 1790s |
Founder | Lazar Hloba |
Etymology | Taras Shevchenko |
Operated by | Dnipro City Council |
Status | monument of landscape art |
The Taras Shevchenko Park (Ukrainian: Парк імені Тараса Шевченка, romanized: Park imeni Tarasa Shevchenka) or the Taras Shevchenko Park of Culture and Recreation, is Dnipro's central and oldest park.[1] The mainland and a portion of Monastyrskyi Island make up the park. Known as the Potemkin Garden, it stood from the 1790s to 1925.[2][3]