The Westpark is a large urban public park in
Munich
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,
Germany
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. It was designed by landscape architect
Peter Kluska and completed in 1983. It hosted the
International Garden Expo 83 that same year. The park covers an area of (178 acres) extending 2.6 km from east to west. The Garmischer Straße divides the park into an eastern and western section.
Sights and attractions
Rose garden
The rose garden is made up of more than 20,000
rose
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s and 500 different rose species. There also are two popular
beer gardens
A beer garden (German: ''Biergarten'') is an outdoor area in which beer and food are served, typically at shared tables shaded by trees.
Beer gardens originated in Bavaria, of which Munich is the capital city, in the 19th century, and remain co ...
.
Lake stage
The western lake features a stage area (''Seebühne'') hosting open air movie screenings, live music and theater shows during the summer season.
Asian gardens
Four of the originally 23 national gardens of the exhibit are preserved. The very first authentic
Chinese garden
The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the imperial family, built for pleasure and to impress, and the more intimate ...
in Europe is a walled garden that might have been constructed for an historic scholar. Around a pond the walkways leads along the four seasons and four parts of a lifetime. The
Japanese garden
are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden desig ...
was a gift from Munich's sister City
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
and combines elements from the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
. A Nepali pagoda was carved by 200 master carvers and transported to Munich. A free standing Thai-
Sala hosts the first consecrated
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...
statue in Germany.
Mollsee
The Mollsee is an artificial lake situated in the eastern section of the park. It frequently attracts model boat enthusiasts.
Urban public parks
Gardens in Germany
Parks and open spaces in Munich
World's fair sites in Germany
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