The Koning Albertpark, also known as Zuidpark, is a city park in the Belgian city of

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

. The park is located in the southeast of the city center, between Woodrow Wilson Square and the B401 motorway exits that terminate at Zuidpark in the city. It is a neo-baroque park, where the other parks in the city are mostly laid out in English landscape style. After the demolition of the Gent-Zuid train station in 1928, which was replaced by the

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, a large elongated space became available. In the 1930s, the Zuidpark was built on these former railway sites. After the death of

King Albert I Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King (, ) or Soldier King (, ) in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I ...

in 1934, it was officially called King Albert Park. A bust of Leopold II of Belgium stood in the park for many years. It was removed in 2020, as a result of the

George Floyd protests in Belgium Shortly after protests seeking justice for George Floyd, an African-American who was murdered during a police arrest, began in the United States, some people in Belgium protested to show solidarity with Americans protestors and to demonstrate ...

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* * Parks in Flanders Geography of Ghent {{EastFlanders-geo-stub