# Przy Bażantarni Park

The Przy Bażantarni Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów. It is located in the neighbourhood of Natolin, between Rosoła Street, Przy Bażantarni Street, Jeżewskiego Street, and Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue. It was opened in 2008.

## History

The area was designed as an urban green space in 1975 during planing of the surrounding it neighbourhood of Natolin. It was decided to keep it undeveloped, as to preserve the view seen from the nearby Potocki Palace.
In 2000, at the intersection of Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue and Jeżewskiego Street, within future park, was unveiled a monument dedicated to travel of Andrzej Ciołek of Żelechów to Spain in 1404. It has a form of a glacial erratic rock with a commemorative plaque. Originally, it read that Andrzej Ciołek went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. However, while it remains a popular assumption, his travel remains too undocumented for his destination and motives to be known. As such, in 2024, the information on the plaque was change to simply inform that he had traveled to Spain. It was founded by Pułtusk Academy of Humanities, to commemorate its assumption into the Compostela Group of Universities.
The park begun being developed in 2008, with the construction of sports fields complex, including amenities for association football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis. In 2010 it was expanded with its middle section, which included children's playgrounds, ropes course, and tables for chess and boardgames. In the centre was also built a small observation deck in a form on an elevated bridge. The same year, alongside Przy Bażantarni Street was planted an alley of linden trees donated by nurseries in Czechia.
The main promenade was developed between 2012 and 2013. In December 2012, in the park were placed three sculptures. One of them is a steel installation by Michał Frydrych consisting of red letters forming text rzeźba w parku, which translates to a sculpture in the park. The remaining two, made by Tomasz Górnicki, depict large heads of painters Wojciech Kossak and Julian Fałat, and commemorate their pistol duel that took place in the park on 17 December 1900. In 2014, there was opened a skatepark, and in 2024, the northern portion of the park underwent renovations, during which were added a dog park and a parkour area.
Since March 2015, in every staturday, there is hosted a parkrun.

## Characteristics

The park is located between Rosoła Street, Przy Bażantarni Street, Jeżewskiego Street, and Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue. To the north it borders the Blessed Ladislas of Gielniów Church, and to the south, with a garden farm. It has the total area of 9.79 ha. Its northeastern part, with an area of 5.4 ha, consisting of a small woodland. It includes a pedunculate oak, which since 1973 has the status of a natural monument.
The park includes sports amenities for association football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis, as well as a skatepark, ropes course, parkour area, dog park, playground, and tables for chess and boardgames. In the centre is also located small observation deck in a form on an elevated bridge. Allongside Przy Bażantarni Street is an alley with linden trees, which were donated by nurseris in Czechia. Every Saturday, in the park is hosted a parkrun.
In the park, at the intersection of Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue and Jeżewskiego Street was unveiled a monument dedicated to travel of Andrzej Ciołek of Żelechów to Spain in 1404. It has a form of a glacial erratic rock with a commemorative plaque. There are also placed three sculptures. One of them is a steel installation by Michał Frydrych consisting of red letters forming text rzeźba w parku, which translates to a sculpture in the park. The remaining two, made by Tomasz Górnicki, depict large heads of painters Wojciech Kossak and Julian Fałat, and commemorate their pistol duel that took place in the park on 17 December 1900.

## Gallery

* Sculpture in the Park by Michał Frydrych.
* Sculptures of the heads of Wojciech Kossak and Julian Fałat by Tomasz Górnicki.