Cultural sense of the park as a public space of active leisure

The article reveals the creative meanings of the park as an open public space for the organization of active leisure. Significant signs of universally significant milestones in the formation and development of the national landscape gardening culture are highlighted. An informative characteristic is given to the center functions of the park: ideological, educational, prognostic, contributing to the development of visual and imaginative thinking of visitors, the implementation of various types of cultural activities, including intercultural leisure communication. The role of social interactions in the subsystems “man-man”, “man-natural environment”, “man-cultural values” when creating cultural space in traditional (culture and recreation park), and in innovation (the park of the present future, camping park) views of the park. The system of their principles was concretized: culture and nature, humanism and values, succession of cultural leisure traditions, non-violence as an ability of a positive attitude towards other people around the natural environment.