Friendship Park, Sumy

Now the park "Friendship" in Sumy , like 40 years ago, is one of the most popular places of locals and oasis in the concrete jungle.

History park

Bookmark the park "Friendship" began in 1972 after one river bank bag was built the main square of Sumy - Lenin Square (now - Independence ), and the other - the prospect of Karl Marx (now it is named after Taras Shevchenko). Samuel river following the example of St. Petersburg Neva vypryamyly and chained in granite. Along the left bank bag was decided to lay the garden.

Park baptized future honorary citizen of the city of Sumy Michael Panasovych Lushpa, a monument which is located at the entrance to the children`s park "Fairy Tale" .

Planted trees here as usual and exotic. Planted seedlings of all residents, from ordinary citizens and ending Heroes of the Soviet Union F. P. Ivanov and angelica.

On the occasion of Children`s Day in 2010 in the park paved asphalt courses to adults and children are riding skateboards and roller.

Park fountain

The newly created park "Friendship" adorned a fountain . He was music and special lamps illuminate. It a fountain in the former Soviet Union was in Armenia.

150 Fountain illuminate lamps of various colors, creating an unprecedented time light show. When classical music or dance vmykalas, water jets and respond timbre and tempo. Near the waterfalls are always hanging schedule, where it was stated that the music will play today. People here liked to dance. Even with the capital came to witness this fabulous fountain.

In 90 years the fountain stopped to look, and wires and lamps that once created a bright light show stolen. Subsequently, the fountain in the park tried to recover, but the current fountain bears no resemblance to its predecessor.

How to get there

Park "Friendship" is located between Avenue Shevchenko and Gorky Street. Opposite him is another pride of Sumy - children`s park "Fairy Tale". Nearby is a public transport "Park" Friendship ".