The Westpark is a large urban public park in

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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

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s and 500 different rose species. There also are two popular beer gardens.

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 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

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was a gift from Munich's sister City

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and combines elements from the

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. A Nepali pagoda was carved by 200 master carvers and transported to Munich. A free standing Thai- Sala hosts the first consecrated

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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 {{Bavaria-struct-stub