Denisovy sady, Public park on Petrov Hill, Brno, Czech Republic

Denisovy sady is a park located on the slopes below St Peter and Paul Cathedral with paved pathways and classical buildings. The space includes a colonnade with a fountain, an obelisk, and a performance pavilion that together form a cohesive historical ensemble.

Work on the park began after 1805 on the rocky Puhlík slope of Petrov hill, at the initiative of Moravian governor Prokop Lažanský; it became the first public park in Moravia. Governor Antonín Bedřich Mitrovský had the VIII bastion remodelled in 1814–1818, and on 4 October 1818 the park was officially founded and named Františkov after Emperor Franz I. In 1919 it was renamed Denisovy sady for the French historian Ernest Denis.

The park was renamed in 1919 after the French historian Ernest Denis, who worked for the creation of Czechoslovakia; the older name Františkov, after Emperor Franz I, is still used. The first fireworks of the Ignis Brunensis festival are launched from the park.

The park is open to visitors at all hours without admission fees. The paved pathways connect multiple entrances, making it accessible from different sides of the hill.

On clear days, visitors can see far into the southern landscape from the park's elevated position. These long views reveal how the park sits on a commanding point above the city.