Vondelpark

The Vondelpark (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɔndəlˌpɑr(ə)k]) is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In 1864 a group of citizens led by Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen established the Vereeniging tot Aanleg van een Rij- en Wandelpark (English: Association for the Construction of a Park for Riding and Walking).

They bought several hectares of grass-land and marshes at the rim of the city of Amsterdam, in order to create the new park.

The English garden style design of the Zochers has been roughly maintained, although in the late 19th century the elongated park had a stream of water running through it with many paths and bushes alongside it.

The renovation took more than ten years in order to increase convenience for visitors and for the security of resident animals.

[7] Starting in September 2008, adults were legally allowed to have sex in the park,[8] as long as they "[took] their garbage with them afterwards and never [had] intercourse near the playground.

Yearly events include the golf tournament Vondelpark Open and the running contest Vondelparkloop.

Since 2011 on the evening of All Soul's Day people gather and float many small "remembrance" boats with a lighted candle in the big pond to remember those who have died in the last year(s).

[14] The park is referenced in Acda en De Munnik's song "Vondelpark vannacht" from the album Acda en De Munnik (1997), in Omar Rodríguez-López's song "Vondelpark bij nacht" from the album Omar Rodriguez (2005) and in John Craigie's song "Vondelpark" from the album Working On My Farewell (2015).

1990s' 2009 album 'Kicks' opens with a track entitled "Vondelpark", which is a tour diary from one of the band's trips to the Netherlands.

English Indie musician Jess Kemp has a single titled 'Vondelpark' There is also the map version named "Vondel" in 2022 video game Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 in season 4 based on Vondelpark.

In 1868 the vegetation in the new park had yet to flourish.
The statue of Joost van den Vondel in the late 19th century
The Blauwe Theehuis in 2010
People in the park on a Sunday in September 2008
Muziektent
The open-air theatre in the Vondelpark
The Fish (1965), a sculpture by Pablo Picasso
Freemarket in the Vondelpark during Queen's Day
Video of Vondelpark