Dyusseldorfsky park, Public park in Maryino district, Moscow, Russia
Dyusseldorfsky Park is a landscaped park in Moscow's Maryino district, built on a mound with an artificial pond and trees. Its layout uses elements of German landscape design. At its center stands a Radschläger sculpture of a boy doing a cartwheel, and the park also has a velodrome and a small zoo with rabbits, goats and an owl.
Founded in 2006 as the park of the 10th microdistrict of Maryinsky Park, it received its current name on 20 January 2009, honouring Moscow's partnership with Düsseldorf, a sister city since 1992. German landscape designers and builders took part in its creation, and the opening ceremony on 18 April 2009 was attended by Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and Düsseldorf's mayor Dirk Elbers, who planted an oak in the central part.
The park's name, adopted on 20 January 2009, marks Moscow's partnership with Düsseldorf, a sister city since 1992. At its centre stands a Radschläger, the cartwheeling-boy symbol of Düsseldorf, and the opening ceremony on 18 April 2009 was attended by mayors Yuri Luzhkov and Dirk Elbers, who planted an oak in the central part of the park.
The park is best explored on foot or by bicycle, with spacious pathways suited to both activities. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes since the artificial hill encourages extended walks and exploration.
The bronze boy turning a cartwheel at the park's centre is a Radschläger, the traditional Düsseldorf symbol; the city's name is linked to the cartwheel acrobats once said to have brought news of a victory. The park's German landscape designers and builders were invited from Düsseldorf, and on opening day in 2009 the mayors of both cities planted an oak in the central area.
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