Central children's Park of culture and rest named after Maxim Gorky in Minsk is one of the oldest and most beautiful parks of the capital of Belarus. The year of its Foundation is considered 1805.

He founded a city garden in Minsk Governor Zachary Aleksei Korneev. The garden received the Governor's name. He originally planned to stay a decent audience. It was a large Park with an area of 18 hectares, which were flower beds, paved paths and dug canals. That it was the garden for the educated public, evidence was found on one of the trees a sign in Latin that reads: "Post laborem requies" - after work relaxation.

In the late nineteenth century, when it became fashionable to play sports not only men but also progressive women appeared in the Park, in the European manner, stadium, courts for lawn tennis, croquet, track Cycling. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in the citizens in the Park was prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages. They sold a lot of useful things: and entering into the fashion of yogurt and mineral water, and fresh juices, and milk. Hot drinks were served tea and coffee on the summer terrace.

After the revolution, in a magnificent Park to clean the public received access all classes, which, unfortunately, had an immediate effect on the condition of green spaces. Gone funny colored zones, many of the pews were broken. In the Park were busily walking the new owners of the city, arranged rallies and folk festivals. In 1936, the Park was named after Maxim Gorky.

During the great Patriotic war and the battle for Minsk, the Park was seriously damaged. Outside Park city blocks were burned and destroyed during the bombing. This gave the opportunity to expand the Park. Recovery Gorky Park, commissioned the architect I. Rudenko. Thanks to his energetic leadership has been restored and expanded Park, the stadium built rides and a summer cinema with a simple and straightforward name "Summer".

In the 1970s, there was a large fire, which burned the track and a summer cinema. In their place was an indoor skating rink built – the pride of Minsk, which hosted hockey games and figure skating competitions.

In our days the Minsk Park of culture and rest named after Gorky dedicated to the youngest visitors. Especially for kids here are designed and installed rides for all ages. Mothers with baby carriages can easily breathe in the shady alleys, which has comfortable benches. For kids built several playgrounds. Throughout the Park ride cute little engines who deliver babies and their parents in every corner of the 28-hectare Park.