Mier Park

The Mier Park (Polish: Park Mirowski), also known as the Downtown Park (Polish: Park Śródmiejski), is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the district of Downtown, between Jana Pawła II Avenue, Marszałkowska Street, Mier Halls, and the Za Żelazną Bramą neighbourhood.

Name
The Mier Park was named after the nearby Mier Halls and Mier Square, which in turn were named after the Mier Barracks, which were located there in 18th and 19th centuries. They in turn were named after Wilhelm Mier, who was the commanding officer of the Crown Horse Guard Regiment, which was stationed there.

It is also alternatively known as the Downtown Park (Polish: Park Śródmiejski), due to its location in the Downtown district, and relatively close location to the city centre.

History
The Mier Park was opened in the 1960s.

In June 1968 in the park was unveiled the moment of Julian Marchlewski, a communist politician and revolutionary, who was the chairperson of the Provisional Polish Revolutionary Committee. It was deconstructed in 1990.

On 21 May 2019 in the park was unveiled the monument of Feliks Stamm, a 20th-century boxing champion. The monument was placed next to the East Hall of the Mier Halls, where Stamm won the championship in the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships. The monument was made by sculptor Lubomir Grigorov.

On 2 March 2023, in the park was unveiled the monument of Piotr Drzewicki who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921.

Characteristics
The Mier Park has the form of a long and thin rectangular strip of land between Jana Pawła II Avenue and Marszałkowska Street. Its central pathway is Piotra Drzewieckiego Avenue. The park has the total area of 5.35 ha.

It borders the Mier Square and Mier Halls to the north, the Iron Gate Square to the north-east, and Za Żelazną Bramą neighbourhood to the south.

In the park are located the monument of Feliks Stamm by Lubomir Grigorov, the monument of Piotr Drzewicki, and the sculpture of Mermaid of Warsaw by Ryszard Kozłowski.