The Hofgarten Park Photo: The Hofgarten Park

The Hofgarten Park is a very popular place for recreation and walks in düsseldorf. He is a 28 hectare, of which almost half are beautiful and manicured lawns. This offers a wonderful view of not only the river Rhine, but at Schloss Jägerhof.

The story of this amazing place started in the XVI century, when this Park was only a Royal garden, enclosed by the city walls. For those wishing to get here and enjoy the beauty of nature, the entrance was closed until the XVIII century. But, unfortunately, in 1795 French troops that went to Dusseldorf, began to actively carry out the construction of various fortifications in the Park. For this reason, it was almost completely destroyed and devastated.

Their modern shape Hofgarten only acquired in 1804, it was then for its restoration came from Maximilian Friedrich Veje. In order to constantly work was carried out by caring for plants and the whole area was specially built house for the gardener. In 1926 the Park was built Erenhot necessary to conduct an important exhibition devoted to social service provision, and health and physical education.

Despite the fact that during the Second world war, the Hofgarten was injured and subsequently worked on the reconstruction, currently this Park is called the "lungs" of düsseldorf. Here visitors presents contemporary sculpture and monuments of history. One of them is dedicated to Maximilian Veje, made a huge contribution to the development and improvement of this beautiful place. Of particular interest is the monument to the soldiers who died in wars for unification.

The Hofgarten is not just a beautiful estate, this is the first Park that became available to everybody else.

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