Brest City Park
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Brest City Park is an urban public park in Brest, Belarus. The Russian soldiers of Libava Regiment, who were stationed in this part of Brest-Litovsk, laid out the park in 1906. Initially it covered 4 ha. Today it covers over 20 ha, being the largest public park in the city. The park features dozens of species of trees that are rare in this part of Europe, such as platanus, tamarisk, elm, and serpentine spruce (Picea Abies "Virgata").
2006 marks the park's centenary. The park has recently undergone an all-out reconstruction over two years. On October 16, 2004, the park was reopened upon completion of the first stage of the reconstruction. In 2006, the entire reconstruction was completed and the park hosts visitors again. As its official name is First of May Park, it was reopened on May 1.
In the park, visitors can find a large disco club, an open-air concert stage, an amusement park and two lovely ponds called Upper Lake and Lower Lake. These ponds are connected by a canal, water is slowly flowing from Upper Lake to Lower Lake. There are two fountains amid Upper Lake and new bridges span the canal’s banks. One of the bridges links the island in the centre of Upper Lake with the shore. Iron fences and railings give a new look to the sites around the ponds.
