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History

On June 30, 1806, the first trees were planted for the Taganrog’s "Chemist’s garden" and "botanical garden" by the order of Taganrog’s governor baron

Balthasar von Campenhausen Baron Balthasar von Campenhausen (russian: Барон Балтазар Балтазарович Кампенгаузен, lit=Baron Baltazar Baltazarovich Kampengauzen) (5 January 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a Baltic German statesman who ...

In 1895 the project of the new garden’s planning according to new European standards was approved. In 1903, Monument to Peter the Great was placed on Petrovskaya Street in front of the main entrance to the park. In 1924, the Peter the Great monument was dismantled and removed. In 1932, the municipal garden became the Park of Culture and Recreation and in 1934 it was named Gorky Park after

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

. In 1941-1943, during the Occupation of Taganrog, the City Park was partially destroyed and was used by the occupation forces of

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as a cemetery (''Der Deutsche Heldenfriedhof''). In 2006, the Gorky Park celebrated its bicentenary anniversary.Taganrog City Park celebrates its 2nd century (photos)
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Old and modern views of the Gorky Park

Image:Citypark taganrog old.jpg, The ''Gymnasium Alley'' (leading from

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) of the Taganrog City Park. View from a 19th-century postcard. File:1936 Парк Горького изд Союзфото.jpg, Gorky Park on a 1936 photograph Image:Taganrogpark eternalflame.jpg, The

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at the central alley of the Gorky Park, photo taken in 2007. File:Egyptian Pyramid.jpg, Sculptural composition "Egyptian Pyramid". File:Liberation of Taganrog Plaque 2.jpg, The plaque on the place in the Gorky Park, where was held the meeting of Taganrog citizens after the liberation of Taganrog on Aug.31, 1943. File:Taganrog Monument Fighter Pilots.jpg, The monument in the Gorky Park in honor of 3 Soviet fighter pilots who died on the Taganrog liberation day in August 1943. File:Max Gorky Russo Taganrog 2011.jpg, Monument to Soviet Russian writer

. File:Фонтан в парке им. Горького (город Таганрог).jpg, The fountain in the Gorky Park File:Новые солнечные часы (Таганрог).jpg, New

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(2001) in front of the central gates

External links and references

* Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003 * История города Таганрога, П.П.Филевский, Москва, 1898 {{Taganrog Amusement parks in Russia Parks in Russia Buildings and structures completed in 1806 Tourist attractions in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast