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Former City Park
The previous
names:
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Russian period
- City Garden
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Polish period
- park Wolnosci (Freedom
Park)
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Soviet period
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The northern part is a war memorial, the southern part is a
restricted area, because a deep water well here provides
with water the municipal water supply
the main entrance to the City Garden on the eastern edge
(early 20th century)
On the right-hand side a summer theater is seen.
That was the oldest park of Brest. It was laid out in
mid 19th century.
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- This area of the former
parkland is closed for visitors, so far (April 2008)
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Lenin Street is seen in the
background.
- Urban planners are going to
develop it.
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This war memorial was built in the mid 1970s to
commemorate Soviet frontier guards who perished in the opening hours of the
war, fighting back the outnumbering Hitler's troupes. The memorial is located
in the northern part of the former park along the street, leading north to the
Brest Fortress. There are some old trees
around the memorial.
It was designed by sculptor Moisey Altshuler,
a picture of the
sculptor Moisey Altshuler is here,
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