Park Aloye pole in Chelyabinsk, French formal garden in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Park Aloye pole is a formal garden in the center of Chelyabinsk, laid out with straight tree-lined alleys, symmetrical flower beds, and trimmed hedges in the French style. The park sits on level ground and is bordered by city streets, making it easy to walk through from one side to the other.
The site began in the 1880s as a fairground, called Yarmarochnaya Square. In 1907 construction of the Alexander Nevsky Church began in its centre and the square was renamed Alexandrovskaya. After 1917 it took the name Aloye Pole, recalling a 1905 workers' rally broken up on the orders of city head A. F. Beyvel, in which several workers were wounded. It was later renamed for Lenin, then for the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol, before reverting to Aloye Pole in the mid-1960s.
The name "Aloye pole" (Scarlet Field) comes from a 1905 workers' rally held here after Bloody Sunday, when the mayor A. F. Beivel ordered it dispersed and several workers were wounded. In 1924 the square was renamed after Lenin, and in 1942 a children's park opened. Today public meetings and demonstrations often start from the park.
The park is in central Chelyabinsk and can be reached on foot from many nearby streets and public transport stops. It is open year-round, and the paths are generally clear enough to walk in all seasons.
The park has been a protected historical site since 2000. Its name comes from a 1905 workers' rally dispersed on the orders of city head A. F. Beivel, after which residents called the square "scarlet" for the blood shed there. A 4-metre bronze Orlyonok statue stands on a polished red Zhytomyr granite pedestal.
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