"Oak Park" in Bishkek

Oak Park, founded in 1890, is a historical landmark and one of the most interesting places in Bishkek. The park is divided into two parts: one is a cultural area, and the other is a garden area. In 2010, the 120th anniversary of the Oak Park was solemnly celebrated.

The first trees in the Oak Park were planted by the hands of students of one of the Kyrgyz schools. From that moment on, and further improvement of the park. Initially, the area of the Oak Park was twice as large. Having become the cultural center of the capital of Kyrgyzstan, there is an amazing open-air sculpture museum, a magnificent fountain "12 bowls", well-groomed alleys. Here, in 1914, the first Edison cinema opened, and on January 1, 1918, Soviet power was proclaimed. In 1919, in the mass grave will be buried the Red Army soldiers who died in the defeat of the Belovodsk rebellion. Later, a modest obelisk will be put here, with four cannon barrels at the base of the mound.

In the 40s, the park was surrounded by a cast-iron grille and a shooting range, billiard room and other attributes of parks of that time were arranged. In 1970, the Eternal Flame was lit in Oak Park, in memory of the fallen soldiers during the Great Patriotic War, and in 2004, instead of the monument to Dzerzhinsky, a monument to Kurmanzhan Datke was installed in the park, which established relations with the Russian Empire in 1876.