Just beyond the Artis Zoo you’ll find this pleasant park in the Watergraafsmeer neighbourhood of East Amsterdam. It was designed by prolific Dutch landscape architect Leonard Anthony Springer (1855 - 1940) at the close of the 19th century. Unlike modern parks that often make room for basketball courts, football pitches and other public facilities, Springer attempted to create a public space that was as close to nature as possible. The park also includes a large pond and a monument dedicated to the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonies in 1863.