Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Malmö - the old town and Slottsparken

Malmö widziane z satelity a wlasciwie z samolotu (do konca nie wiem). Na zdjeciu widac tylko Stare Miasto, wyraznie otoczone fosa. Z lewej strony jest czesc parku (Slottsparken) a od gory centralna stacja kolejowa i port. To takie nawiazanie jeszcze do poprzedniego wpisu, gdzie zamiescilem pare zdjec ze Starego Miasta.

A to widok na biblioteke miejska, ktora lezy w parku po drugiej stronie fosy otaczajacej Stare Miasto. Nie bede sie tu bawil w jakiegos przewodnika turystycznego, bo bardziej lubie zwiedzac sam niz opowiadac. Ponizej zalaczam tylko link, pod ktorym obejrzec mozna pare fotek z tego wlasnie parku lezacego nieopodal Starego Miasta.

http://www.anrell.nu/reseguide/orter/malmo/slottsparken/index.html

Kungsparken and Slottsparken (the King's Park) was the first large park to be established in Malmö, and was opened in 1872 by the Swedish King Oscar II. This park is filled with flowers, rare trees and shady avenues. You'll also find a restaurant dating back to 1912 in Kungsparken - today, this building houses Malmö's Casino.

Slottsparken (the Castle Park) was opened in 1900. This park features the large wooded areas with lawns and ponds so typical of 19th century landscape gardening. Slottsparken is also renowned for its many different sculptures, the most famous one being the "Man and Pegasus" by the famous Swedish sculptor Carl Milles. 1988 saw the construction of the small Japanese garden in the park.

You'll also find the City Library (the picture above) in Slottsparken. This consists of two parts, the old part designed by architect John Smedberg in 1900, and the new part, which opened in 1997, designed by famous Danish architect Henning Larsen. The new building is called the "Calendar of Light", and is an astonishing structure made of glass and sandstone.

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