| Cathedral Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Catedralei | |
 The Cathedral Park seen from theAlpinet Park | |
 | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Timișoara,Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°45′0″N21°13′24″E / 45.75000°N 21.22333°E /45.75000; 21.22333 |
| Area | 4.54ha |
| Established | 1967 |
| Designer | Ștefan Iojică |
| Administered by | Timișoara City Hall |
| Species | 69[1] |
TheCathedral Park (Romanian:Parcul Catedralei) is anurban park inTimișoara. It is located behind theMetropolitan Cathedral, across theAnton Scudier Central Park and covers an area of 45,400 m2.
The Cathedral Park is located behind theMetropolitan Cathedral, between theBega Canal, King Ferdinand Boulevard and 16 December 1989 Boulevard, with a total area of 45,400 m2, of which 38,000 m2 of lawn and trees and 2,900 m2 of alleys.[2]
The land where the park now stands was until the end of the 18th century a swampy area, between the wandering arms ofBega River in the south of theTimișoara Fortress.
The first arrangement started in 1967 with the contribution of architect Ștefan Iojică.[2] In order to achieve a style unity, the arrangement of the river wall of the Cathedral Park took place simultaneously with the arrangement of theAlpinet Park, located on the opposite bank of theBega Canal.[3] In that period, the embankment was reshaped, the paved promenade on the river wall, the stairs, the fountains, the lighting and the first plantings were executed.[2]
In the park there are specimens ofplanes over 100 years old, the existing trees here being mostly deciduous.[3] Initially many more, they were repeatedly affected by storms, breaking their tops or even the entire crown due to their isolation, in alignments, not being protected by a well-closed massif, the rest of the woody vegetation having much lower heights.[2] Also here can be found alignments ofyews,chestnuts,locusts, as well as alignments ofMagnolia kobus on the waterfront,firs,birches,pines,spruces,elms,cherry plums,willows,Forsythia,maples,oaks,lilacs.[3]
