Park Mamuta we Wrocławiu, Public park in Oporów district, Wrocław, Poland.
Park Mamuta we Wrocławiu is a public recreation area in Oporów featuring a distinctive mammoth-shaped slide structure as its centerpiece. The grounds include paved pathways, open spaces for play, and planted areas with trees and shrubs.
The park stems from a 2014 participatory-budget vote, when residents of Oporów backed a revised 7-hectare project with over 5,200 votes after a 2013 proposal failed on formal grounds. Design work and four tenders took four years; construction ran from spring to autumn 2018, and the park opened on Saturday, 10 November 2018.
The name refers to the 8-metre mammoth climbing structure whose "tusks" are pipes serving as slides. The park also incorporates two 1975 boulder sculptures by Tadeusz Teller, "Zadumana Ślężanka" and "Rodzina", the latter moved several dozen metres to fit the layout.
The park occupies a 7-hectare strip between Bukowskiego Street and the flood embankment on the left bank of the Ślęza. The mammoth climbing structure stands among benches and seats, with the 1975 stone sculptures "Zadumana Ślężanka" and "Rodzina" incorporated nearby; "Rodzina" was moved a few dozen metres. Planting includes 451 deciduous trees, 6,200 ornamental shrubs and 18,500 ornamental grasses and horsetails.
The mammoth project emerged through community participation, where residents actively shaped the planning and development process. This collaborative approach shows how local ideas can directly influence the creation of public spaces.
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