Romanescu Park

Nicolae Romanescu Park (Romanian: Parcul Nicolae Romanescu) is a park in Craiova, Romania. It was designed by the French architect Édouard Redont and constructed between 1901 and 1903. It is considered the largest natural park in eastern Europe. It has an area of around 230 acres (93 ha) and the area of the lake within the park is about 10 acres (4.0 ha).

The Hippodrome can be found within the Nicolae Romanescu Park in the South of Craiova, Romania.Today, the park is included in the National monument list on the 98th position. The hippodrome occupies about 20,50 hectares from a total of 96 that belong to the park. Opened for the public in 1903, in a period of great importance for equestrianism in England and France, the hippodrome was indispensable for the social and economic life of the city.