This article is about a neighbourhood. For the urban park in the neighbourhood, see Mežaparks (park).
Mežaparks (German: Kaiserwald) is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It consists of a residential area to the South and a large urban park to the North of the same name – Mežaparks. The neighbourhood is located on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers. The name is literally translated as "forest park". The neighbourhood and park were built in the early 20th century and the area was originally called Kaiserwald.[1] It was one of the world's first garden cities.[2] It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga. During the Second World War, the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park, and many Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods.
Mežaparks is also host to the Riga Zoo and its lakeside locale allows for various water sporting activities. There is also an amusement park in Mežaparks, which makes the neighborhood a popular summer destination for Riga residents.
There is a large urban park on the North side of the neighbourhood. The park is where the open-air Mežaparks Great Bandstand and Riga Zoo are located, as well as access to Ķīšezers lake. The 424 ha (1,048 acres) territory is covered with coastal dunes, much of it with boreal forests, both protected conserved biotopes. The territory began to be used for recreation in 18th century and was added to Riga's territory in 19th century. In 1901, the Mežaparks neighbourhood became Russian Empire's first architectural project to use the garden city movement. The area was expanded and developed during the first half of 20th century, primarily serving as an elite sports complex. After World War II in 1949, the Soviet Government carried out a major expansion of the park and inaugurated it as a public park with many recreational areas and buildings. Up until the end of 20th century, the park continued to serve as a public park. Although little of the Soviet architecture survives, the park has seen a resurgence after restoration of Latvia's independence and is currently a popular recreational location. The park along the neighbourhood is a national heritage site and architectural cultural monument.
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Mežaparks in the beginning of 20th century
Entrance of Riga Zoo
Path in Mežaparks forest park.
Mežaparks Great Bandstand
Mansion on Meža prospekts 32.
Mansion on Siguldas prospekts 10
Wooden mansion on Hamburgas street 5.
Referencesedit
^Krastiņš, Jānis (July 2006). "Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau—Metropolis Riga". International Review of Sociology. 16 (2): 395–425. doi:10.1080/03906700600709327. S2CID 146754212.
^Mežaparks in Riga – One of the First Garden Cities in Europe[permanent dead link]
mežaparks, this, article, about, neighbourhood, urban, park, neighbourhood, park, german, kaiserwald, neighbourhood, northern, district, riga, capital, latvia, consists, residential, area, south, large, urban, park, north, same, name, neighbourhood, located, w. This article is about a neighbourhood For the urban park in the neighbourhood see Mezaparks park Mezaparks German Kaiserwald is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga the capital of Latvia It consists of a residential area to the South and a large urban park to the North of the same name Mezaparks The neighbourhood is located on the western shore of Lake kisezers The name is literally translated as forest park The neighbourhood and park were built in the early 20th century and the area was originally called Kaiserwald 1 It was one of the world s first garden cities 2 It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga During the Second World War the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park and many Jews Gypsies Communists and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods MezaparksNeighbourhood of RigaTypical residences in MezaparksLocation of Mezaparks in RigaCountryLatviaCityRigaDistrictNorthern DistrictArea Total11 821 km2 4 564 sq mi Population 2017 Total4 457 Density380 km2 980 sq mi Websiteapkaimes lvToday it is still one of the wealthier areas of Riga the Mezaparks Great Bandstand hosts the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in early July every five years Mezaparks is also host to the Riga Zoo and its lakeside locale allows for various water sporting activities There is also an amusement park in Mezaparks which makes the neighborhood a popular summer destination for Riga residents Contents 1 Park 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksPark editMain article Mezaparks park There is a large urban park on the North side of the neighbourhood The park is where the open air Mezaparks Great Bandstand and Riga Zoo are located as well as access to kisezers lake The 424 ha 1 048 acres territory is covered with coastal dunes much of it with boreal forests both protected conserved biotopes The territory began to be used for recreation in 18th century and was added to Riga s territory in 19th century In 1901 the Mezaparks neighbourhood became Russian Empire s first architectural project to use the garden city movement The area was expanded and developed during the first half of 20th century primarily serving as an elite sports complex After World War II in 1949 the Soviet Government carried out a major expansion of the park and inaugurated it as a public park with many recreational areas and buildings Up until the end of 20th century the park continued to serve as a public park Although little of the Soviet architecture survives the park has seen a resurgence after restoration of Latvia s independence and is currently a popular recreational location The park along the neighbourhood is a national heritage site and architectural cultural monument Gallery edit nbsp Mezaparks in the beginning of 20th century nbsp Entrance of Riga Zoo nbsp Path in Mezaparks forest park nbsp Mezaparks Great Bandstand nbsp Mansion on Meza prospekts 32 nbsp Mansion on Siguldas prospekts 10 nbsp Wooden mansion on Hamburgas street 5 References edit Krastins Janis July 2006 Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau Metropolis Riga International Review of Sociology 16 2 395 425 doi 10 1080 03906700600709327 S2CID 146754212 Mezaparks in Riga One of the First Garden Cities in Europe permanent dead link External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mezaparks Official website in Latvian Mezaparks The Garden Suburb 1 Archived 2006 05 06 at the Wayback Machine 57 00 N 24 10 E 57 000 N 24 167 E 57 000 24 167 nbsp This Riga location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mezaparks amp oldid 1132932799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
