Evening in the Cēsis Castle Park
Cēsis Castle Park`s hills and ravines, cultural and historical monuments located in one small place made this the most favourable location for the successful creation of the park landscape more than 170 years ago. When forming landscape parks in Europe and Vidzeme other nobles also ordered artificial ruins to be built. Within Count`s Carl Gustav von Sievers territory, there already existed, Cēsis Castle stone ruins which were built during the reign of the Livonian Order, 14th – 16th century, naturally formed part of the park’s landscape created during 1832 – 1833. In addition to the ruins ancient Riekstu hill’ s silhouette (10th – 13th century), Cēsis manor buildings (18th – 19th century), 19th century brewery – predecessor of modern “Cēsis Beer” (Cēsu Alus), and Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Church (consecrated in 1845) where Castle Park founder`s and his family cemetery is located, also became an integral part of the park’s scenery .
Parks became freely available to visitors and residents of Cēsis after Russian Tsar’s resignation from the throne in February 1917. From the 1920s until now, song festivals, theatre performances, concerts and balls have taken place. In the 1930s there were demonstrations of figure skating and ice skating for local people. Children enjoyed feeding the ducks and swans and sledging on steep slopes of the park.
From 1935 the City Council took over the maintenance and improvement of the park. Steps were built as a safe passage to the pond (J. Rozenberg’s project). They are complemented by sculptor’s R. Āboltiņs travertine sculptures – figures of children at the step’s edges. At one end of the steps sculptor K. Jansons’ sculptures were installed. During the tourism campaign “Travel native land!” in 1936 a souvenir kiosk was built, which has remained unchanged in appearance until now. A small stage was built in 1938, it was extended in the 1960s. Also, the upper part of the steps were built in the 1960s. Also, in 1960s A. Jansons’ sculpture “Man with a catfish” was installed.
Evening in the Cēsis Castle Park
Cēsis Castle Park`s hills and ravines, cultural and historical monuments located in one small place made this the most favourable location for the successful creation of the park landscape more than 170 years ago. When forming landscape parks in Europe and Vidzeme other nobles also ordered artificial ruins to be built. Within Count`s Carl Gustav von Sievers territory, there already existed, Cēsis Castle stone ruins which were built during the reign of the Livonian Order, 14th – 16th century, naturally formed part of the park’s landscape created during 1832 – 1833. In addition to the ruins ancient Riekstu hill’ s silhouette (10th – 13th century), Cēsis manor buildings (18th – 19th century), 19th century brewery – predecessor of modern “Cēsis Beer” (Cēsu Alus), and Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Church (consecrated in 1845) where Castle Park founder`s and his family cemetery is located, also became an integral part of the park’s scenery .
Parks became freely available to visitors and residents of Cēsis after Russian Tsar’s resignation from the throne in February 1917. From the 1920s until now, song festivals, theatre performances, concerts and balls have taken place. In the 1930s there were demonstrations of figure skating and ice skating for local people. Children enjoyed feeding the ducks and swans and sledging on steep slopes of the park.
From 1935 the City Council took over the maintenance and improvement of the park. Steps were built as a safe passage to the pond (J. Rozenberg’s project). They are complemented by sculptor’s R. Āboltiņs travertine sculptures – figures of children at the step’s edges. At one end of the steps sculptor K. Jansons’ sculptures were installed. During the tourism campaign “Travel native land!” in 1936 a souvenir kiosk was built, which has remained unchanged in appearance until now. A small stage was built in 1938, it was extended in the 1960s. Also, the upper part of the steps were built in the 1960s. Also, in 1960s A. Jansons’ sculpture “Man with a catfish” was installed.