Gorky Park (Moscow)

Park Moscow, Russia

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure is a central park in Moscow, named after Maxim Gorky. Gorky Park, located at Krymsky Val (ru) and situated just across the Moskva River from Park Kultury Metro station, opened in 1928. The park followed the plan of Konstantin Melnikov, a world-famous Soviet avant-garde and constructivist architect, and amalgamated the extensive gardens of the old Golitsyn Hospital (ru) and of the Neskuchny Palace, covering an area of 300 acres (120 ha) along the river.