Fountain in Polish Aviators Park
Kraków Fountains
Fountain, Czyżyny district. The entrance plaza of the park, on the Jana Pawła II Avenue side, with a new fountain was opened on 17 October 2018. The fountain was built in place of an earlier one that was never finished or switched on. It consists of three basins on different levels and granite slabs over which the water spills like a cascade. The plaza was designed by the Gajda Architektura Krajobrazu studio together with the Scottish architect Charlie Hussey.
History
Polish Airmen's Park was created on former fortress land, on the site of the "Pszorna" fort, built in 1864-1869 and demolished in 1951. The first part of the park was laid out in 1966, and it was given its present name in 1989. The entrance square on the Jana Pawła II Avenue side, with a new fountain, was opened on 17 October 2018, on the site of an earlier fountain that was never finished or put into operation. The fountain has three basins at different levels and granite slabs over which the water flows like a cascade. The square was designed by the Gajda Architektura Krajobrazu team together with the Scottish architect Charlie Hussey.
Did you know?
In the south-eastern part of the park is the Stanisław Lem Garden of Experiences. The first 22 installations were opened in June 2007, and the whole garden covers 6 hectares.