Assiniboine Park
Assiniboine Park (formerly known as City Park) is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the Assiniboine River.
| Assiniboine Park | |
|---|---|
Assiniboine Park Pavilion | |
| Location | 55 Pavilion Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 2N6 |
| Coordinates | 49°51′46″N 97°14′40″W |
| Area | 1,100 acres (450 ha) |
| Created | 1904 |
| Open | July 7, 1908 |
| Public transit access | 11 Portage-Kildonan (Mon.–Sat. evening, Sunday/Holidays) 18 North Main-Corydon (Weekends/Holidays) 21 Portage Express (Mon.–Sat.) 67 Charleswood Express 79 Charleswood |
The Winnipeg Public Parks Board was formed in 1893, and purchased the initial land for the park in 1904. Although in use before then, the park officially opened in 1909. It is named for the Assiniboine people. The park covers 1,100 acres (450 ha), of which 400 acres (160 ha) are designed in the English landscape style.
The park includes the 700-acre (280 ha) Assiniboine Forest, Assiniboine Park Zoo, Assiniboine Park Conservatory, the historic Assiniboine Park Pavilion, formal and informal gardens, a sculpture garden, a miniature railway, an outdoor theatre for performing arts, and numerous other attractions.
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