The main green space in the city centre, the Culture and Leisure Park was where Donetsk residents walked, picnicked, and escaped the industrial grime. The park contained amusement rides, cafes, and the kind of fountains and sculptures typical of Soviet urban planning. The rose gardens here contributed to Donetsk's reputation as the "city of a million roses" — an unlikely title for a coal town that the city embraced with some affection.