Vondelpark
Sign in to saveThe Vondelpark () is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park (English: New Park), but later renamed Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel. The park has around 10 million visitors annually. Within the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several food service facilities.
Key facts
- Park.name
- Vondelpark
- Park.photo
- Amsterdam, Vondelpark, at the pond-2.jpg
- Park.photo_width
- 250
- Park.photo_caption
- A pond in the Vondelpark
- Park.map_image
- Vondelpark-OpenTopo-BGT.jpg
- Park.map_width
- 250
- Park.map_caption
- Map of the Vondelpark
- Park.type
- Urban park
- Park.location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Park.created
- 15 July 1865
- Park.operator
- Amsterdam-Zuid
- Park.visitation_num
- 10 million
- Park.status
- Open all year
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Facilities
- Open-air theatre
- Furniture
- Food service
- Statues
- Events
- Popular culture
- References
- External links
The Vondelpark () is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park (English: New Park), but later renamed Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel. The park has around 10 million visitors annually. Within the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several food service facilities.
==History== ===19th century=== thumb|left|In 1868 the vegetation in the new park had yet to flourish. thumb|left|The statue of [[Joost van den Vondel in the late 19th century]]