The Rheinpark (meaning: ''Rhine park'') is a 40

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(0,4 km²) large

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along the right bank of the river

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. The park lies between the Cologne districts of Deutz and

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and includes a beach club, an open-air theater (the ''Tanzbrunnen'') and a Roman ''

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'' styled public bath (the ''Claudius-Therme''). It was voted Germany's best park in 2007.www.schoenste-parks.de

History

Originally laid out according to plans by landscape architect

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and opened in 1913, the park today mirrors the redesign of the park for the

Bundesgartenschau The Bundesgartenschau (; BUGA) is a biennial federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle. About once every ten years, an international ...

in 1957. Major public events in the history of the park were: * Cologne Werkbund Exhibition, 1914 *

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1928 *

1957 * Bundesgartenschau 1971

Venues

*Tanzbrunnen Theater

References

External links

official site
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