The park of space conquerors continues to be created in the Saratov region, recall the speech about the project to create the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at the landing site.
Today the planting of the first trees – Soviet pyramidal poplars – has begun here.
A total of 1,700 trees and 4,600 shrubs are planned to be planted here. The plants will be selected from the best nurseries in Russia and Europe.
As conceived by the designers, the park will connect two historical points: the landing site of Yuri Gagarin and the capsule of the Vostok-1 ship. A stele and a monument will be restored at the landing site, a 108-minute walking route will be laid around the stele, and quotes from Gagarin’s communications with the Earth can be read on granite slabs underfoot. An information center and a cafe will be opened here.