Cismigiu Gardens
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Cismigiu, winter 2002
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Cismigiu, summer 2004
The Cişmigiu Gardens are a public park near the center of Bucharest, Romania, the major park of the city center. Built in 1847 on land bequeathed to the city in 1845 by a Turkish water inspector, and designed by the German architect Carl F.W. Meyer, it predated the similarly-designed parks in many United States cities, such as those of Olmsted.
The word "cişmigiu" reportedly comes from a Turkish word for a natural spring.
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Gheorghe Lazar - High School
On a corner of the park there is the "Gheorghe Lazar" high school, famous in the city.
External links
- Cismigiu at fotocomunity.de (http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/5286/display/231495)
- Summer picture (http://www.nipne.ro/NUFSA00/Romania/Cismigiu1.jpg)
- Henri Daniel, Landscape in Cismigiu Park, watercolor (http://www.romanianjewish.org/en/mosteniri_ale_culturii_iudaice_04_01.html) (1935-1936)
