Living with birds
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Go towards the rose garden. Turn left up the five stairs into the rose garden and turn right towards the bust of Elena Pherekyde. Cișmigiu Park stands as a prime example of Romantic period park architecture, with its winding paths, ornamental lakes, and curated naturalism designed to evoke emotion and contemplation. Its layout embodies the 19th-century ideal of separating nature from the built environment while simultaneously constructing an idealised version of nature within the city’s bounds. From a contemporary perspective, the park’s nostalgic landscape is a relic of unrealistic ideals, but it can also be read through the lens of solastalgia—a melancholic awareness of environmental loss and the desire to reclaim harmony between culture and nature.
