Parque
Flevopark
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Lalit
November 21, 2021
really nice place for a run, bike or a walk in the park. with some scenic scenes
Jan
August 11, 2019
Beside Vondelpark, Gaasperplaspark, Bestrixpark and Amstelpark, is Flevopark a paradise for the East. I often go for a picknick with friends or just walk or bike to have some sport. I found some interesting history online: The History of the Flevopark Already in the second half of the 19th century there were proposals to build a park in Amsterdam East, together with the construction of a Java neighborhood. Residents of city districts had to be able to visit a park within a reasonable distance of their home. In addition, other European cities were used as an example, such as Paris, where large 'artificial' nature areas were created near the city. Moreover, Amsterdam could not be left behind. The plans then disappeared in the bottom drawer, as priority was given to the construction of the Oosterparkbuurt and Oosterpark. The first concrete plans to construct a park on the edge of the Indische Buurt date from 1908. The great nature connoisseur (and founder of Dutch nature conservation) Jac.P.Thijsse committed himself to a recreational resort between the Jewish Cemetery and the New Deep. Around 1930 around 50,000 people would have to live in the Indische Buurt and they should have a chance to enjoy nature close to home. Perhaps Thijsse tried something back from his own memory of this area. One of those students, well and well-educated and a teacher at the Amsterdam School for Teachers, Dr. C. Kerbert (later director of Artis), also brought some of his students to the Zuiderzee and that Nieuwe Diep, and so it happened that in 1880 I also moved into a plot at the Diep, just opposite the "island" , a birch grove and a peat moss swamp with orchids and snakes, a peat bog at its best: marsh fern, comb fern, spine, royal fern, viper tongue, sundew, etc. In 1883 this paradise disappeared at the same time as "the Island" from the Rhine canal. Fortunately, even now and then, such places can still be found, but we must hurry to keep them. In 1931 Jac.P. Thijsse opened officially the Zuiderzeepark. Later the park was named Flevopark. The design for the park was made by architect E.M. Mandersloot and further elaborated by head of Public Works Ir.J.R.Koning. Large playing fields and the construction of a harbor for rowing boats had to meet the needs of the growing up youth of the Indische Buurt. Not everyone was happy with this principle of active recreation. Many people thought that a park should be a quiet walking area. Not all plans were therefore realized. The Maalkom - in the pumping station tasting room is now deep. For example, the plan was to demolish the polder pumping station of the Overamstelsche Polder and replace it with a tea house, but this encountered so much resistance that it was finally decided to hide it from view through as many plants as possible. Together with the three 'Vissershuisjes' it now forms a unique corner in the park. The three wooden houses originally belonged to the Papen horticulture. The actual construction of the park began in 1928. A total of 60,840 m2 of planting, 145,240 m2 of lawns and 25,500 m2 of paved roads were installed. On September 20, 1931, the first part of the Zuiderzeepark, the name was later changed to Flevopark, was officially opened by Alderman Public Works De Miranda and in the presence of Jac.P.Thijsse. In those years with its high unemployment, the construction of this park was considered an unemployment project. The park was completed in the late 1930s. The most important entrance to the park, from the Java Plantsoen, was provided with a beautiful gate. This gate initially stood in front of the Muiderpoort at Artis, but was once removed because the increase in traffic meant that the Muiderpoort and the gate were found to be too narrow: a road was simply constructed around the Muiderpoort. In 1938 Jan Trouw, chief drawing room for urban development, remembered where the remains of this gate were, namely in the back garden of the Tropical Institute. With the help of a stonemason, two complete columns were made of the debris, which still mark the main entrance to Flevopark. It is nice to know that along the same gate, where the many hikers now pass, the Cossacks once marched into the city after the French occupation. During the Second World War a lot of wood was felled in the park to serve as fuel. That damage was provisionally repaired after the war, but the consequence of that felling is that there are not many really old trees. There have been more attacks over the years. For example, with the construction of the Schellingwouder Bridge, the Flevoweg was constructed, with the result that a barrier was added; to reach the park through the main entrance, you must first pass under a dark viaduct. The Zuiderzee nature swimming pool (the 'centenbadje'; entrance 2 cents) on the Nieuwe Diep was open from 1906, but was closed in 1953 due to water pollution. As a replacement, a portion of the northeast corner of the park was sacrificed to construct the Flevoparkbad. The size of the original 23 ha was thereby reduced to around 15.5 ha.
Beside Vondelpark, Gaasperplaspark, Bestrixpark and Amstelpark, is Flevopark a paradise for the East. I often go for a picknick with friends or just walk or bike to have some sport. I found some interesting history online: The History of the Flevopark Already in the second half of the 19th century…
Elise
June 14, 2018
Want to have a local's experience? Go to Albert Heijn, buy some food and drinks, grab my picnic blanket and lay down on the biggest field in the park.
Mischa
August 12, 2017
Much quieter and bigger than the Oosterpark, Flevopark is great if you want to go for a long stroll or a run.
Cristina
July 24, 2017
Small and beautiful park where you can sip a glass of jenever in the distillery located right in its heart, right in front of a tiny lake. Be careful, it closes already at 7pm!
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Flevopark
Amsterdam, NH