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To introduce you to a park in my city of Zagreb. From my house, 15 minutes on foot. The pictures are now in winter, but its full beauty is in spring and autumn. Maksimir is the first public park in Southeast Europe, but also one of the first in the world. Maksimir Park covers 316 hectares and is located at an altitude of between 120 and 167 meters. The park administratively belongs to Zagreb's Maksimir City District. Interestingly, the Maksimir Forest Park is almost as large as Central Park in New York. More precisely, Maksimir is smaller by only 24 hectares. In 1964, since it has hardly changed since its opening, Maksimir was declared a monument of park architecture and became a protected cultural asset. In 1925, the Zagreb Zoo was opened in the southern part of Maksimir Park, founded by Mijo pl. Filipovic. Zagreb Zoo is the oldest zoo in Southeast Europe, and it is interesting to note that on the opening day there were only three foxes and two owls. Da vam predstavim park u mom gradu Zagrebu. Od moje kuće, pješice 15 minuta.Slike su sada zimi, ali puna ljepota mu je u proljeće i jesen. Maksimir je prvi javni park u jugoistočnoj Europi, ali i jedan od prvih u svijetu.Park Maksimir prostire se na 316 hektara i nalazi se na nadmorskoj visini između 120 do 167 metara. Park administrativno pripada zagrebačkoj Gradskoj četvrti Maksimir. Zanimljivo, park-šuma Maksimir je površinom velika skoro kao i Central park u New Yorku. Točnije, Maksimir je manji za samo 24 hektara. 1964. godine, budući da od svog otvorenja gotovo uopće nije mijenjan, Maksimir je proglašen spomenikom parkovne arhitekture te je postao i zaštićeno kulturno dobro. 1925. godine u južnom dijelu parka Maksimir otvoren je Zoološki vrt Zagreb, kojeg je osnovao Mijo pl. Filipović. Zagrebački Zoo vrt je najstariji zoološki vrt u jugoistočnoj Europi, a zanimljiv je podatak da su na dan otvorenja u njemu su bile samo tri lisice i dvije sove.