Not so long ago, our bookstore was replenished with another interesting book by the famous Uman regional ethnographer Vladislav Davydyuk entitled "Journey through the streets of the old Uman", which would interest both the indigenous inhabitants of the city and the arrival of the population, as the city's image changed with years - new events included new ones pages in history. This story has not only the city itself but also every street of each of its buildings.
The staff of our bookstore got acquainted with this book and made a reference to the most important sights of architecture, with which some of you are already familiar, and everyone at least heard about them.
Let's start our library center from the central park.
From historical documents it is known that in the 18th and early 19th centuries the Catholic cemetery was in place of the square, and later it was a desert.
"In the early nineties of the nineteenth century, the city council issued a decree on landing in the wilderness of trees. Over time, the square became a place for entertainment of wealthy city dwellers. The entrance to the square was paid and on the summer days one could observe a typical picture here: the urban bourgeoisie was entertained in the avenues adorned with Chinese lanterns "(Umanskaya zora on November 7, 1972).
Before the Second World War in the park was a summer green theater. There were benches near the tracks, refrigeration drinks sold in the buffets. After the war, the park was given to the children.
Since the 1960s, the garden has become a place for adults and children.
In the spring of 2009, at the expense of the city community, there was a reconstruction of the central square, which today is one of the best places to rest all seven.