Shevchenko Garden - the most solid park of the State - In the garden
itself, which is the main city park, there are many fountains and
monuments. In particular, the famous fountain "Cascade" and the monument
to the soccer ball are located here. The Botanical Garden, the Kharkiv
Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, the Kharkiv Zoo and others are
also adjacent to the garden itself.
The origin of the park was from the City governing council who "put
forth a proposition to plant trees on 20-40,000 square metres on both
sides of the Sumskoy road"[1] The idea was that the area would be used
for horse riding in a similar manner to the Boulogne Forest. Teachers,
university students, and school students all assisted voluntarily with
the tree planting. Each tree had a plaque planted next to it showing who
had planted it. In 1899 in honour of the 100th birthday of Alexander
Pushkin the size of the park was doubled. In 1932 the park was increased
again in size to its ultimate size of 130 hectares.
Regional landscape park Feldman Ecopark is a large-scale charity
project, the goal of which is to raise a morally and physically healthy
generation. Feldman Ecopark is located in the nearest suburb of Kharkiv,
at the address: Dergachivskyi district, village Lisne, Kyivske shose,
12. Anyone who wishes can visit the zoo for free here, where more than
2,000 animals of 200 species are collected, a contact yard where you can
feed and pet pets, cozy gazebos, a place for yoga, a healthy food
restaurant, a rope town , children's attractions, a stable and arena,
theatrical performances with the participation of horses and ponies and
much more.