Janina Porazińska Park

Janina Porazińska Park
Psotki i Śmieszki Avenue in Porazińska Park in 2022.
TypeUrban park
LocationDowntown, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°13′57″N 21°02′01″E / 52.232410°N 21.033710°E / 52.232410; 21.033710
Created29 September 2011

Janina Porazińska Park[a] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Solec in the Downtown district, between Kruczkowskiego, Solec, and Ludna Streets, and Trzeciego Maja Avenue. The park was opened in 2011.

History

The park was opened on 29 September 2011, and named after Janina Porazińska, a 20th-century children's book author.[1][2]

Characteristics

The park is located in the neighbourhood of Solec in the Downtown district, between Kruczkowskiego, Solec, and Ludna Streets, and Trzeciego Maja Avenue.[2][3]

The park alleys are named after titles of Porazińska's children's books. They were chosen by the students of the local primary schools. There are also the sculptures of characters from books Psotki i Śmieszki and Kichuś majstra Lepigliny. Additionally, the park features a bench, which can play audiobooks of three Porazińska's children's books.[1][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Park Janiny Porazińskiej, Park im. Janiny Porazińskiej

References

  1. ^ a b "Powiśle: otwarto park im. Janiny Porazińskiej [ZDJĘCIA]". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Park Janiny Porazińskiej". srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Park im. J. Porazińskiej – magiczne, zielone miejsce na Powiślu, nie tylko dla dzieci". zzw.waw.pl (in Polish). 13 February 2022.