City Garden

That is the oldest park of Brest. It was laid out in the mid-19th century.

The previous names:

Russian period

City Garden

Polish period

Park Wolności (Freedom Park)

Soviet period

The biggest part was a restricted area, because a deep water well is located here, that provides with water the municipal water supply.

A view from the main entrance on the north-eastern part of the City Garden (a postcard of the early 20th century).
The summer theater is seen on the right-hand side. In the interwar period, the park was commonly referred to as the Garden of Gasps and Sighs, because it was a popular dating place.

A view of the parkland, when it was closed for visitors (April 2008). Lenin Street is seen in the background.

In 2019, the City Garden underwent a reconstruction, its area increased up to 8 ha. It became the city's new attraction.

The centerpiece of the garden is a boulder, belted with a forged towel featuring a Belarusian traditional ornament. Locals say that if you look closely, you can see an image of the Holy Mother of God with baby Jesus in her arms.

Nice mushrooms

The Boulder Park was laid out in the southern part of the City Garden in 2022. It is a nice place for passive recreation and photo sessions. Boulders were transported from the entire region. The largest of them weighs 30 tons. To deliver that heavy load, special equipment was employed. In total, there are over 20 huge stones in the park.

This war memorial was built in the mid 1970s in the northern part of the park, 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 Masherov Avenue, leading north to the Brest Fortress. It was designed by sculptor Moisey Altshuler, a picture of the sculptor Moisey Altshuler among Soviet veterans of war.