{{Short description|Urban park in Warsaw, Poland}} {{Infobox park | name = Mier Park | native_name = | image = File:Park Mirowski w Warszawie 2021.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Mier Park in 2021. | type = [[Urban park]] | location = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] | area = {{cvt|5.35|hectare}} | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|52|14|18.456|N|21|00|00.486|E|region:|display=inline,title}} | created = 1960s | designer = }} The '''Mier Park''' ({{IPA|en|mjə(ɹ)|lang}}; {{IPA|pl|ˈmjɛr}}; [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Park Mirowski''), also known as the '''Downtown Park''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Park Śródmiejski''), is an [[urban park]] in [[Warsaw]], Poland, within the [[Downtown, Warsaw|Downtown]] district. It is placed in the neighbourhood of [[North Downtown]], between John Paul II Avenue, [[Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw|Marshal Street]], [[Mier Halls]], and the neighbourhood of [[Osiedle Za Żelazną Bramą|Za Żelazną Bramą]].<ref name=umw/><ref name=zzw/>
== Name == The Mier Park was named after the nearby [[Mier Halls]] and Mier Square, which in turn were named after the [[Mier Barracks]], built there in the 18th century. They in turn were named after [[Wilhelm Mier]], who was the commanding officer of the [[Crown Horse Guard Regiment]] stationed there.<ref name=ukw>Marian Gajewski: ''Urządzenia komunalne Warszawy. Zarys historyczny''. Waraw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1979, p. 348. ISBN 83-06-00089-7. (in Polish)</ref><ref>''Encyklopedia Warszawy''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 488. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)</ref>
It is also alternatively known as the Downtown Park ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Park Śródmiejski''), due to its location in the [[Downtown, Warsaw|Downtown]] district, and relatively close placement to the city centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/tak-zmieni-sie-park-staromiejski/ar/c8-68869|title=Tak zmieni się park Staromiejski|author=Marcin Torz|date=10 November 2009|language=pl|website=warszawa.naszemiasto.pl}}</ref>
== History == The Mier Park was opened in the 1960s.<ref name=ukw/>
In June 1968 in the park was unveiled the moment of [[Julian Marchlewski]], a communist politician and revolutionary, who was the chairperson of the [[Provisional Polish Revolutionary Committee]]. It was deconstructed in 1990.<ref name=ukw/><ref>Wiesław Głębocki: ''Warszawskie pomniki''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo PTTK Kraj, p. 136. ISBN 83-7005-211-8. (in Polish)</ref>
On 21 May 2019 in the park was unveiled the [[Feliks Stamm Monument|monument]] of [[Feliks Stamm]], a 20th-century [[boxing]] champion. The monument was placed next to the East Hall of the [[Mier Halls]], where five Polish boxers won gold medals at the [[1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships]]. The monument was made by sculptor [[Lubomir Grigorov]].<ref name=stamm>{{cite web|url=https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,150427,24793974,posag-wagi-ciezkiej-we-wtorek-odsloniecie-pomnika-slynnego.html|title=Posąg wagi ciężkiej. We wtorek odsłonięcie nowego pomnika przy al. Jana Pawła II|date=19 May 2019|author=Piotr Wesołowicz|website=warszawa.wyborcza.pl|language=pl|access-date=14 December 2023|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925084221/http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,150427,24793974,posag-wagi-ciezkiej-we-wtorek-odsloniecie-pomnika-slynnego.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 2 March 2023, in the park was unveiled the [[Piotr Drzewiecki Monument|monument]] of [[Piotr Drzewiecki (mayor)|Piotr Drzewicki]] who was the [[List of city mayors of Warsaw|mayor of Warsaw]] from 1917 to 1921.<ref name=umw2023>{{cite web|url=https://um.warszawa.pl/-/kto-byl-prezydentem-stolicy-100-lat-temu-|title=Kto był prezydentem stolicy 100 lat temu?|date=2 March 2023|language=pl|website=um.warszawa.pl|access-date=14 December 2023|archive-date=7 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507191609/https://um.warszawa.pl/-/kto-byl-prezydentem-stolicy-100-lat-temu-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=passa>{{cite web|url=https://passa.waw.pl/artykul/pomnik-prezydenta-drzewieckiego,7374|website=passa.waw.pl|language=pl|title=Pomnik prezydenta Drzewieckiego|date=15 March 2023|author=Lech Królikowski|access-date=14 December 2023|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328124253/https://passa.waw.pl/artykul/pomnik-prezydenta-drzewieckiego,7374|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Characteristics == The Mier Park has the form of a long and thin rectangular strip of land between [[Jana Pawła II Avenue, Warsaw|Jana Pawła II Avenue]] and [[Marszałkowska Street]].<ref name=umw/><ref name=zzw>{{cite web|url=https://zzw.waw.pl/2022/02/27/park-mirowski-piekne-rabaty-i-aleje-pelne-drzew/|title=Park Mirowski – piękne rabaty i aleje pełne drzew|date=27 February 2022|language=pl|website=zzw.waw.pl|access-date=14 December 2023|archive-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803065537/https://zzw.waw.pl/2022/02/27/park-mirowski-piekne-rabaty-i-aleje-pelne-drzew/|url-status=live}}</ref> Its central pathway is Piotra Drzewieckiego Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.srodmiescie.warszawa.pl/ulica-93.html|language=pl|website=srodmiescie.warszawa.pl|title=Aleja Piotra Drzewieckiego|access-date=2023-12-14|archive-date=2019-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821083613/https://www.srodmiescie.warszawa.pl/ulica-93.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The park has the total area of 5.35 ha.<ref name=umw>{{cite web|url=https://eko.um.warszawa.pl/-/park-mirowski|title=Park Mirowski|website=eko.um.warszawa.pl|language=pl|access-date=2023-12-14|archive-date=2022-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107191125/https://eko.um.warszawa.pl/-/park-mirowski|url-status=live}}</ref>
It borders the Mier Square and [[Mier Halls]] to the north, the [[Iron Gate Square]] to the north-east, and [[Osiedle Za Żelazną Bramą|Za Żelazną Bramą]] neighbourhood to the south.<ref name=zzw/>
In the park are located the [[Feliks Stamm Monument|monument]] to [[Feliks Stamm]] by [[Lubomir Grigorov]],<ref name=stamm/> the [[Piotr Drzewiecki Monument|monument]] to [[Piotr Drzewiecki (mayor)|Piotr Drzewicki]],<ref name=umw2023/> and the sculpture of [[Mermaid of Warsaw]] by Ryszard Kozłowski.<ref name=zzw/>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Pomnik Feliksa Stama w Warszawie 2019.jpg|The [[Feliks Stamm Monument]] in 2019. File:Pomnik Piotra Drzewieckiego w Warszawie 2023.jpg|The [[Piotr Drzewiecki Monument]] in 2023. File:20070204 3 Warszawa (379259750).jpg|The sculpture of [[Mermaid of Warsaw]] by Ryszard Kozłowski in 2007. </gallery>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Parks in Warsaw}} [[Category:Parks in Warsaw]] [[Category:1960s establishments in Poland]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 1960s]] [[Category:Parks established in the 1960s]] [[Category:Śródmieście Północne]]