Sofiyevka park

Stones in the river in the National Dendrological park "Sofiyevka", in Uman (Cherkassy region), on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Sofiyevka Park is an arboretum (type of botanical garden) and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The park is located in the northern part of the Uman, Cherkassy region. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden. Today the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 500,000 visitors. Sofiyevka is a scenic landmark of world gardening design at the beginning of 19th century. The park accounts for over 2,000 types of trees and brush (local and exotic). Photo by Aleksey Chernyshov / UNIAN