The John Paul II Bright Meadows Square, commonly known as the Bright Meadows, and until 1945 known as Quistorp Meadow, is a

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in the city of

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of

Śródmieście-Północ Śródmieście-Północ (''Downtown-North'') is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called v ...

, within the district of Śródmieście. The park borders Szczecin City Hall to the south, and

Jan Kasprowicz Park The Jan Kasprowicz Park, also known as the Kasprowicz Park, and until 1945 known as Quistorp Park, is the biggest urban park in Szczecin, Poland located within municipal neighbourhood of Łękno near the boundaries of Śródmieście–Północ ...

to the north. The square was opened in the 1927.

Characteristics

left, 200px, Bright Meadows as seen from the bird's eye view, as seen from the Monument to Polish Endeavor. The park consists of a long rectangle-shaped lawn surrounded by alleys on its sides, with rows of flowers and

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trees. It is located in the district of Śródmieście, in the

municipal neighbourhood. The park borders Szczecin City Hall to the south, and

to the north, with the

Monument to Polish Endeavor The Monument to the Polish Endeavor (Polish language, Polish: ''Pomnik Czynu Polaków''), also known as the Monument of the Three Eagles (Polish language, Polish: ''Pomnik Trzech Orłów''), and the Eagles' Nest (Polish language, Polish: ''Gniazdo ...

at its entrance. The Monument of John Paul II, located within the park, was designed by

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and Stanisław Latour and constructed in 1987.

History

The park was built between 1925 and 1927, on the land donated in 1925 to the city by Martin Quistorp. Square was named after him, the ''Quistorp Meadow'' (

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: ''Quistorp-Aue''). Following World War II, when the city of

, Poland was transferred from the occupied Germany to Poland, the park was renamed to the ''Bright Meadows'' (

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: ''Jasne Błonia'').''Encyklopedia Szczecina''. vol. 1. A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 391. . Throughout its history, various events and festivals were hosted in the park, including the Trzymamy Straż Nad Odrą in 1946, and the meeting with Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, in 1959. In 1979, at the entrance to the

from the Bright Meadows, was built the Monument to the Polish Endeavor, designed by artist

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.Stefan Szczęsny Janusiewicz: ''Trzy Orły - Ikona'', Szczecin, 2004, . On 11 June 1987, Pope John Paul II had performed a mass at the Bright Meadows, during his visit to Poland. The altar had been placed in front of the Monument to the Polish Endeavor. In 1987, in the park was placed the Monument of John Paul II, to commemorate this event. It was designed by

and Stanisław Latour. In 1995, the square had been given full official name, that is the ''John Paul II Bright Meadows Square''. It continues to be commonly referred to simply as the ''Bright Meadows''. In 2004, the square was included on the voivodeship heriatage register.

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