Ukraine diaries, chernivtsi part - 2 // malayalam vlogzz
The Shevchenko Culture and Leisure Park is the largest and the most beautiful park in the city, the recognized masterpiece of the landscape art and is awarded to the status of the national monument. Situated in Rivne downtown, it is the favorite strolling and recreation place for city locals and guests.
The park was laid in the late 18th century on the territory of the manor owned by Polish magnates Lubomirski Family, who were city masters at that time. Later it was repeatedly enlarged and improved by new owners, and in the middle of the 20th century, turned into the large park complex. At the same time the park was given the name of the famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. However, the locals have another theory: they are sure that the park was named after one of the Rivne’s liberators, whose last name was Shevchenko