borough. It is located in the northern part of Petržalka, bordered by the Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 in the north, the Old Bridge

Starý most (Bratislava)

Starý most is the oldest still-standing bridge over the river Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. The 460 meter long bridge includes a wooden pathway for pedestrians, a two-lane road and railway track, connecting unspoiled historic Bratislava with Petržalka. The bridge was closed for all traffic since...

 access road in the east, a main road in the south and the Nový Most

Nový Most

Nový Most is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the 32nd-tallest, and thus shortest, member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and is the only bridge to be a member...

 access road in the west. The park is one of the oldest municipal parks in Europe. The statue of Janko Kráľ

Statue of Janko Král

Statue of Janko Kráľ is located in the middle of Sad Janka Kráľa in the Petržalka borough in Bratislava, Slovakia....

 is situated in the park.

The park was established in 1774-76 with the intention of creating a park for the public. Under the influence of Baroque classicism

French Baroque and Classicism

17th-century French art is generally referred to as Baroque, but from the mid to late 17th century, French art is more often referred to as Neo-classicism, which implies an adherence to certain rules of proportion and sobriety uncharacteristic of the Baroque as it was practiced in Southern and...

, the walks were set up in the shape of an eight-leg star and trees were planted along them. Each allée was named after its corresponding species of tree (alder

Alder

Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the Americas along the Andes southwards to...

, maple

Maple

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...

, willow

Willow

Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...

, etc.). The park attained its present-day shape in 1839, and was revamped in the 1970s.

The Petržalka Stadium, home to the FC Artmedia Bratislava football club, is located near the park. The Arena Theatre

Arena Theatre

Arena Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in Bratislava.It was established in 1828 on the right bank of Danube. In the beginning it served asan open summer amphitheatre, hence the name Arena. The current building was built in1898....

 is also located nearby.

The Gothic tower

The Gothic tower (Gotická veža) is the prominent architectural structure in Sad Janka Kráľa. It is the primary garden arbour and was previously a Franciscan church

Franciscan Church (Bratislava)

The Franciscan Church is the oldest religious building in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The church was consecrated in the year 1297 in the presence of King Andrew III of Hungary. In the past, the church building served for larger gatherings of townspeople or Hungarian nobles...

 tower.

This Gothic tower was built in the early 15th century at the intersection of the South facing Franciscan church: carved by Michael Chnam. In 1897, an earthquake damaged the upper part of the tower, requiring that it be rebuilt, which was done in a Neogothic style by project architect Friedrich Schulek. The original top of the tower, after the earthquake, was placed in Sad Janka Kráľa where it is now an arbour.

The tower is a favourite place to meet, to take wedding photographs, to sell commercial merchandise, and is a special landmark.