Sokolniki Park

Local nameSokolniki Park
LocationCentral Federal District

Sokolniki Park, named for the falcon hunt of the Grand Dukes of Muscovy formerly conducted there, is located in the eponymous Sokolniki District of Moscow. Sokolniki Park is not far from the center of the city, near Sokolnicheskaya Gate. The park gained its name from the Sokolnichya Quarter, the 17th-century home of the sovereign's falconers. It was created by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a keen hunter who loved to go falconing in the area.

The park's current layout of clearings and alleys began under Tsar Peter the Great. In 1900 a "labyrinth", or network of alleys, was laid out.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokolniki_Park

Official website http://www.park-sokolniki.ru

Phone +7 495 268-54-30

Address Sokolnicheski val 1, 107113 Moscow, Russia

Coordinates 55°47'56.274" N 37°40'28.978" E

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