Öresundsparken, Public park in Malmö, Sweden
Öresundsparken is a green space in Malmö that stretches between the beach promenade and a main road. The park is characterized by three artificial ponds, around which paths and open green areas are arranged.
The area was originally marshy and became problematic after a railway line was built in 1889. In 1924, the park was created to transform the swampland into a usable public space.
The park's oval centre holds John Lundqvist's 1959 bronze "Vinden", a man with a lyre and a woman in a tree whose hair blows in the wind. The middle of the park was rebuilt to place it there. The winding paths and dense planting follow the English-Romantic style of Johan Christian Wolff's 1890 promenade proposal.
The park is easy to reach on foot and offers many benches and well-maintained paths for walking. Visitors will find open picnic areas that are accessible throughout the year.
In 1959 the park's oval centre, previously empty, received John Lundqvist's bronze sculpture "Vinden" (The Wind), showing a man with his lyre and a woman in a tree, her hair blowing. The centre of the park was rebuilt to place it.
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