Nagatinsky floodplain and Dream Island park

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

In the Nagatinskaya floodplain there is a park named after the 60th anniversary of October. This place is located in the southern district of the capital of Russia. This green area is surrounded by the Moskva River and borders on the Kolomenskoye conservation area and Andropov Avenue.

Ancient people lived in these places, which is confirmed by archaeological excavations. Where new houses were built, there were once the villages of Nagatino, Kolomenskoye and Novinki. The Nagatinskaya floodplain itself originates from the Dyakov settlement, and the backwater is the largest in Moscow.

Flora and fauna

This area is distinguished by a huge amount of green spaces, mainly deciduous trees and shrubs grow here. For this reason, many birds live in the floodplain. Nesting birds have been spotted here, which are listed in the Red Book. Pike comes to spawn in the creek, and reeds grow on the banks. The park area is of great ecological importance for the city.

History and present

Until a certain moment in the Nagatinskaya floodplain parkyou could walk and breathe fresh air, fish.

Back in the 30s of the last century, during the construction of the Perervinsky hydroelectric complex, a floodplain appeared in these places, which was very swampy. In the 60s, they carried out a complete reconstruction, drained the swamp, filled up about a million cubic meters of soil, and as a result, a peninsula was formed with a total area of 150 hectares, which divided the metro bridge.

On the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution, a park was laid in the armhole. And in 1985, the Southern River Station was erected. Entrance was always free, but there was no proper maintenance of the park, there were no attractions, the territory was not landscaped. To this day, the Nagatinskaya floodplain is marked on the map as a “protected landscape zone.”

In the 2000s, there was talk that construction would begin in the park. Several projects were submitted for public discussion. One of the plans was to build a race track in this area, something like a Formula 1, it was also proposed to build the highest skyscraper, a leisure and entertainment center.

As a result, in 2014, the mayor of the capital announced that in 10 years, an analogue of Disneyland would appear on the site of the park in honor of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution. The development project was approved in 2015.

Dream Island

Design work began in 2008. The architects have visited many amusement parks in the world, from Tokyo to America. The result is the project of the largest indoor amusement park in the world.

Nagatinsky floodplain is ideal fordevelopment, under which approximately 110 hectares will be involved. The area of the park is planned to be 300 thousand square meters.

Architects promise that outwardly the entertainment center will look like a fairytale castle. It will house not only attractions, but also a concert hall, a hotel complex, catering places and shops, a cinema, a school for learning to drive yachts for children and a landscape park. Multi-level and huge parking is provided.

The authorities made sure that every resident and guest of the capital could get to the park without their own vehicles. In 2015, a new Technopark metro station was opened. The construction of a bridge for pedestrians on the "Island of Dreams" should be completed in 2018-2019.

Park structure

Park "Island of Dreams" in the Nagatinskaya floodplain will have 10 thematic zones, which will house about 40 entertainment sectors, where not only children, but also adults can relax.

It is planned to give 31.9 hectares under the landscape park, where there will be not only trees and other vegetation, but also children's and sports grounds. They also organize a beach and a sector with a pool, several fountains and small ponds.

The park will have a stadium under a glass dome. The central part is intended for promenades. A school for young yachtsmen will be located on the embankment. All sectors are built on the principle of a barrier-free environment, where everyone will have access, including people with limited mobility.

The planned investment is $1.5 billion. According to forecasts, every year there will beto come at least 50 million visitors. At the moment, the main stage of construction has been completed, and the park itself is classified as one of the main urban planning objects of the capital of Russia.