The park
It was immediately apparent that guests really appreciated this addition to the city’s cultural activities. Based on the positive reception, the city authorities decided to develop an area of land next to the zoo where there could be multiple services and facilities to spend one’s free time. This area was given the name The Park.
The mayor at the time, Markús Örn Antonsson, broke the first ground for The Park project on 24 August, 1991. After construction began on The Park, a decision was made to combine it with The Zoo and operate them as one unit. Landwise, the two sections are connected by the bridge Bifröst.
A little less than two years after the first ground was broken on the project, on 24 June, 1993, the area was formally opened by the mayor, and The Park and Zoo, now as a combined singular entity, began to operate.
