Kiseleff Park
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| Kiseleff Park | |
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| Parcul Kiseleff | |
 A night alley in Kiseleff Park | |
  Location of the park | |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°27′27″N 26°05′01″E / 44.457439°N 26.083628°E |
| Area | 3.17 hectares (7.8 acres) |
| Established | 1832 |
| Administered by | Administrația Lacuri, Parcuri și Agrement București |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Piața Victoriei metro station |
Kiseleff Park (Romanian: Parcul Kiseleff) is a public park in northern Bucharest (Sector 1). It is located on both sides of Șoseaua Kiseleff, within the triangle formed by Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Aviators Boulevard, and Ion Mincu Street. In 1915 the park was named after the Russian Count Pavel Kiselyov, who played a key role in the administrative reorganization of the Romanian Principalities and contributed to various urban development projects, including the beautification of Bucharest.[1] The name was converted from Kiselyov to Kiseleff, using the French transliteration of Russian names at the time.
The park was developed after 1832, the year in which Șoseaua Kiseleff was built, from the forest located in this part of Bucharest. The completion of the park is associated with the names of Gheorghe Bibescu and his brother, the successor to the throne, Barbu Știrbey. The landscape architect responsible for the park's design was Wilhelm Mayer, the same landscape architect who also contributed to the development of Cișmigiu Gardens. Currently, the park covers an area of 31,690 m2 (341,100 sq ft).[2]
