Type Boulevards Status Open year round | Location Kraków, Poland | |
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Created 19th century (19th century) Similar Wawel, Main Square - Kraków, Most Grunwaldzki, Planty Park, Most Dębnicki |
Vistulan Boulevards - historical hydraulic boulevards used for flood management in Kraków; in Poland. The boulevards are structured from retaining walls (an upper, high and lower which is used to channelise the river channel), allowing the boulevards to perform a river port function. The nineteenth and twentieth-century boulevards are used for flood management, this included the floods of 1970, 1997, and 2010.
Map of Bulwary Wi%C5%9Blane, Cracow, Poland
The boulevards around the river channel of the Vistula and the Rudawa are part of an area of parkland, being a popular recreational area for Cracovians and tourists alike. The boulevards are pedestrianised, with bicycle routes.
References
Vistulan Boulevards in Kraków Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA