Praga Park

Soldiers of the Polish First Army Park otherwise known as Praga Park (Polish: park Praski) is a park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the city's Praga district, on the east bank of the Wisła River.

Praga Park
Park in the autumn.
Type	Municipal
Location	Warsaw
Area	18.5 ha[1]
Created	1871[1]
Status	Open all year
Public transit access	Dworzec Wilenski

Park was established in 1865-71 and designed by Jan Dobrowolski.^[1] In 1927 a zoological garden (Ogród Zoologiczny) was established on the park grounds,^[2] and in 1952 a bear run, still open today.

Also found in the park are a statue of the writer Eliza Orzeszkowa which was erected in 1938, the work of sculptor Henryk Kuna, and a giraffe sculpture dating from 1981.^[3]