Modern period, 1878
City garden (Dondukova Garden)
A public site in the city of Plovdiv, dating to 1878.
Story of the place
How to read this place
The City Garden is one of the oldest public gardens in Bulgaria — a green heart of the centre since 1878.
- Laid out
- 1878
- Among
- the oldest in BG
A garden since 1878
The City Garden (Dondukova Garden) was laid out in 1878 — the year of the Liberation — and is among the earliest public parks in the country. It stretches through the very centre, beside the Municipality and the city theatre.
Source trail: Wikidata — City Garden (Dondukova Garden) ↗Dating
1878
Source trail: Wikidata — City garden (Dondukova Garden) ↗Architect/builder
not identified in the current public source
Source trail: Wikidata — City garden (Dondukova Garden) ↗Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
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park in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Type
- urban park
- Inception
- 1878
- Creator
- Lucien Chevallaz
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Description and historical context for City garden (Dondukova Garden).
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Coordinates for City garden (Dondukova Garden).
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Media and license for City garden (Dondukova Garden): Alley in Dondukova Garden, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 05.jpg.
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Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
Ownership, care and institutions
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- Coordinates
- 42.14954, 24.74340 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- 1878
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
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