Stanley Park

Stanley Park on Vancouver map

Stanley Park ( eng. Stanley Park ) is a city park located in Vancouver , the largest city in Canadian province of British Columbia . The park, which is an evergreen oasis on the border with the business center of the city, covers an area of ​​404.9 hectares, which corresponds to half the area of Richmond Park in London ( United Kingdom ) and 10% more than the area of Central Park in New York . In 1888, the park was opened by David Oppenheimer, who named it in honor of Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley , the 6th Governor-General of Canada .

In the park there is a huge variety of statues, sculptures and monuments that perpetuate different people and events. Among them is a monument to Lord Stanley, the poet Robert Burns, President Harding. One can see ancient brightly painted Indian totem poles. In 2006, the park management decided not to post any more statues and monuments here.

The park is one of the main tourist attractions of Vancouver. The park has paths and walking trails, the total length of which is 250 km, and the longest of them stretches for 8.8 km along the perimeter of the park. The park has many artificial lakes and ponds, sports fields and fields. The park also has a bird sanctuary ( English sanctuary ). Every year, 8 million people visit the park.