Alpinet Park
park in Timișoara, Romania
Alpinet Park (Romanian: Parcul Alpinet), also known in the past as the Arboretum, is an urban park along the Bega River in Timișoara. Alpinet Park is one of the young parks of the city, being arranged in the 20th century.
Location
The park is located in Elisabetin, on the left bank of the Bega River and extends between Trajan Bridge and Michael the Brave Bridge.
History
The first arrangements were started in 1930–1934, on an area of 2.2 ha, by architect Mihai Demetrovici, the then director of the horticultural service of the city. Initially, the park was called Arboretum, then Alpinet. The name Alpinet is inspired by the uneven appearance of the land that created terraces with stone walls and by the variety of alpine and subalpine plants.
The park has undergone repeated improvements and changes over time. The current version belongs to architect Ștefan Iojică, made in 1967 on the occasion of a flower exhibition. In 1984, during the sculpture camp "The City Born from Water" organized in Timișoara, ten sculptures created by some of the most renowned Romanian sculptors of that period were installed in this location. Crafted from Viștea limestone, the works include the following:
In 2003, the park was refitted by planting dozens of magnolias that replaced the specimens of pyramidal poplars on the river wall.
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