The Gorkiy Park is a leisure area for many residents of Almaty. On its territory there are an amusement park, a stadium, a water park, restaurants and other cultural facilities. On an area of 42 hectares a lot of trees were planted such as elm, oak, aspen, maple, pine, spruce, poplar, birch.
The park was originally founded by the botanist Krishtopenko in 1856 as a garden for walking and resting for officers of the Vernensky garrison. In 1869-1875, a greenhouse was created here and a gardening school was opened.
Later, the park was reconstructed: a recreation center for workers was opened on the banks of the reservoir, rides were installed and a watering and ditch system was developed. In 1935 it was named after the famous writer Maksim Gorky.
The Gorkiy Central Park, despite the reduction in its area and deterioration from the 90s to 2014, still remain a favorite recreation place for the citizens and guests of Almaty.
