Mokotów Field
Mokotów Field (Polish: Pole Mokotowskie) is a large park in Warsaw, Poland. A part of the parkland is called Józef Piłsudski Park.
| Mokotów Field | |
|---|---|
 Mokotów Field in autumn | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Warsaw |
| Coordinates | 52°12′39″N 21°00′00″E |
| Area | 73 hectares (180 acres) |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |  Pole Mokotowskie |
Located between Warsaw's Mokotów district and the city center, the park is one of the largest in Warsaw. Contrary to its name, only a small part of the modern Mokotów Field is located in the Mokotów district. Most of the field (48.61 ha, almost 71%) is located in Ochota and the City Center.[1]
Located within the park is the Polish National Library. The park is also famous for its bars. Just to the south is a Warsaw Metro station, the Pole Mokotowskie station.
From 1818 till World War II, on what was originally a 200ha area, a major part was occupied by an airfield and the Warsaw Polytechnic aircraft works.[2] The Mokotów Field was also, until 1934, the site of Warsaw Airport and, in the years 1884-1939, of the Warsaw Horse Racing Track.[2]
On May 17, 1935, the funeral of Józef Piłsudski took place on the Mokotów Fields.
The current park was designed by Stanisław Bolek and created in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
In 2010, a two-kilometer educational trail was opened named after Ryszard Kapuściński.[3] In 2018, near the intersection of al. Niepodległości and ul. Wawelska Street, 45 apple trees were planted to commemorate prominent Polish women.[4]
Notes
- "Pole Mokotowskie | Zielona Warszawa". zielona.um.warszawa.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- Jacek Tomczak - Janowski (November 11, 2002). "Historia Pól Mokotowskich". polamokotowskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- "Wybitne Polki w parku Pole Mokotowskie | Warszawa - oficjalny portal stolicy Polski". www.um.warszawa.pl. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
