{"id":1629,"date":"2024-09-15T18:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T18:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artelierforeducation.ro\/?page_id=1629"},"modified":"2024-09-15T18:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T18:54:29","slug":"cismigiu-garden-the-oldest-public-garden-in-bucharest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artelierforeducation.ro\/index.php\/cismigiu-garden-the-oldest-public-garden-in-bucharest\/","title":{"rendered":"CI\u0218MIGIU GARDEN \u2013 the oldest public garden in Bucharest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bordered by Regina Elisabeta Boulevard and Schitu M\u0103gureanu Boulevard, Gr\u0103dina Ci\u015fmigiu is the oldest public garden in Bucharest, having been inaugurated in 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, its story is much older, it begins in the year 1780, when Alexandru Ipsilanti, lord of Wallachia, ordered the Great Ci\u015fmigiu, i.e. the head of the works over the city\u2019s chimneys, to build two chimneys in this area. However, the puddle caused by the boots and the groundwater whose level rose especially when it rained had become a big problem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 1830, General Pavel Kiseleff ordered the draining of the pond and the transformation of the land into a public garden. Two landscapers, Wilhelm Mayer, the former director of the Imperial Gardens in Vienna, and Franz Harer, were the ones who transformed the pond into a gorgeous garden during the reign of Gheorghe Bibescu.

After the abdication of Gheorghe Bibescu, in 1848, the new ruler, Barbu \u015etirbei, decided to dig a helesteu and a connecting canal with D\u00e2mbovi\u0163a. Over 30,000 trees and shrubs brought from the counties of Ilfov, Prahova, D\u00e2mbovi\u0163a, Gorj, Bra\u015fov were planted. Moreover, exotic plant species are brought, such as magnolias, decorative apples with red flowers, curly ash trees, Japanese cherries, Pavlonia trees. The plane tree in Ci\u0219migiu, as tall as a 10-story block, has been the emblem of the park since 1854. At the inauguration, the plane tree was already the age dean of the entire area. Artificial grottoes, floral carpets, bridges were also made and benches were installed. The beautification works of Ci\u015fmigi ended in 1854, and in the same year the official inauguration took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the guarding and maintenance of the Garden, they came under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior (Department of the Interior). The first order regulation of the Ci\u015fmigiu Garden was published in 1852 and provided punishments for destroying trees and plants, disturbing the public peace, damaging benches, fishing, riding a bicycle or sleeping on benches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the First World War, Ci\u0219migiu Garden hosted various popular celebrations and charity actions where high society ladies dressed up as peasants and florists. At the outdoor shows, Bucharest residents could see Romanian and foreign acrobats and traveling actors. Also here, the silver wedding of the Royal Family took place. During that period, the first newspaper kiosk in Bucharest was built \u2013 which still exists today, it is across the street from the General City Hall of the Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In winter, the lake in the garden froze over and then figure skating competitions were held. During the summer, sports contests were held in Ci\u0219migiu Garden, running around the lake, and the first boxing match in Romania\u2019s history took place here. Also in Ci\u015fmigiu Garden, in 1912, the first beauty contest in Romania was organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cismigiu Garden is not a place. Ci\u0219migiu is a story that houses memories, emotions, signs of gratitude, signs of not forgetting, signs of the treasure waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bordered by Regina Elisabeta Boulevard and Schitu M\u0103gureanu Boulevard, Gr\u0103dina Ci\u015fmigiu is the oldest public garden in Bucharest, having been<\/p>\n

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