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"Destination: Bucharest" - King Michael I Park - former Herăstrău
The local equivalent of Madrid’s El Retiro or London’s Hyde Park, King Michael I Park is the place where the city residents can find a green and quiet refuge but also many sport, culture, entertainment and socializing options.
Romania Insider · Journalist
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The local equivalent of Madrid’s El Retiro or London’s Hyde Park, King Michael I Park is the place where the city residents can find a green and quiet refuge but also many sport, culture, entertainment and socializing options.
The park was set up during the reign of King Carol II, in 1936, and architects Ernest Pinard and Friedrich Rebhuhn were tasked with the project. The park carried the king’s name for a while, before being renamed the National Park, then I.V. Stalin Park, and, afterward, Herăstrău Park. It was renamed King Michael I Park at the end of 2017, to honor the memory of the last sovereign of Romania, who passed away in December of that year.
