Sofiyivsky Park
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Sofiyivsky Park (Ukrainian: Софіївський парк; Polish: ) is a park in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast of central Ukraine. It was founded in 1796 by Count Stanislaw Szczesny Potocki, a noble Polish szlachcic. The park is named after his wife Sofia. There are many scenic areas in the park including waterfalls, fountains, ponds and a stone garden. It is one of the most famous examples of late 17th or early 18th century European landscape garden design that has been preserved to the present time.
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