Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
About the place
- Country : France , Paris
- Address : 1 Rue Botzaris, 75019 Paris, France
- Category : Parks and Gardens
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Overview
• The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is one of the largest public parks in Paris, Occupying 24.7 hectares.
• The park is located on rocky cliffs offering great panoramic views over Paris.
• The park features caves, waterfalls and a suspension bridge that gives the park a special charm as well as exotic old trees, birds and ducks
Historic overview
• Late in the regime of Napoleon III, it was built according to plans by Jean-Charles Alphand, who created all the major parks demanded by the Emperor.
• After the French revolution, it was the site of battles of the National Guard and the naval artillery against the Prussians.
• In the nineteenth century, Napoleon III turned to Baron Haussmann, a renowned architect, to renovate the area occupying 4950 acres and plant about 600,000 trees.
How to get there
Nearest metro station: Buttes-Chaumont
Nearest bus lines: 26, 60, 75
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