Парк імя Міхаіла Паўлава, Urban park in Maskowski District, Minsk, Belarus
The park stretches across the neighborhoods of Yugo-Zapad, Malinovka, and Brilevichi, offering walking paths, sports facilities, and the Loshitsa River's headwaters flowing through its grounds. Four bridges allow visitors to cross the river, while dedicated cycling routes and multiple sports courts serve different recreational activities.
The park was officially named on September 1, 2012, in honor of Mikhail Pavlov, who served as Minsk's city executive committee chairman. This naming marked its recognition as a significant public space for the district.
Locals call the park Mukhlya, after the stretch of the Loshitsa River that runs through it; the name predates the 2012 renaming. On 7 April 2012, residents and delegates of the Fourth All-Belarusian People's Assembly planted a tree alley and set a memorial stone for the district's 35th anniversary. The park is Maskowski District's main open-air venue for festivities.
The park lies between Dzerzhinskogo and Lyubimova avenues and Kosmonavtov, Beletskogo and Kurgannaya streets, with the main entrance and Pavlov memorial sign on the Lyubimova side. The Loshitsa headwaters and ponds cut through the grounds, crossed by four bridges and a large bridge linking the two halves. The eastern boundary shifted twice during the 2013–2014 metro construction along Kosmonavtov Street.
The workout area in the park's western corner, opened on 12 September 2015 during Minsk City Day, was funded by Coca-Cola Beverages Belarus and covers about 500 square metres. It holds over 20 training complexes, including triangular multi-level pull-up bars for jumping transitions, a snake-shaped bar and a low parallel bar, and can host republican and international Street Workout competitions. World record holder Maxim Trukhanovets gave a master class at the opening.
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