The city authorities decided to establish still another public park near the St. Cross's Church in ul. Mikołajewska (now ul. H. Sienkiewicza). The gardening and earthen works were carried out in the years 18961899 following the plans by T. Chrzański and P. Hoser. The scheme stipulated a regular western part, decorated with a large flower-bed with a fountain, to be built in 1922.

After the last war it was given a new shape and added the sculptures - the personifications of the Four Seasons. The back fragment of the park, facing ul. Widzewska (now ul. J. Kilińskiego) had a more unrestrained character. In 1904 a cafeteria pavilion was erected, later on rebuilt to suit the needs of the City Gallery (now the State Art Gallery) and another building used as a café and music events, now housing the Natural Museum. Next to the park, its official name in the tsarist era being the Mikołajewski Park and, since 1914, the H. Sienkiewicz's Park, there is a former boys' grammar school, built in 1881, now the IIIrd Liceum.

Source of information: "The city of colour"