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Map of green spaces in Paris. Paris today has more than 421 municipal parks and gardens, covering more than three thousand hectares and containing more than 250,000 trees. [1] [verification needed] The following is a partial list of public parks and gardens in the city.
The Parc de Belleville fountain in Paris. The Parc de Belleville is located on the hill of Belleville, its 108 metres making it the highest park in Paris. [1] [2] At the summit of the park, an almost thirty-metre tall terrace provides a panoramic view of the city. The park was conceived by the architect François Debulois and the landscaper ...
Pages in category "Parks and open spaces in Paris" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Bois de Vincennes, on the eastern edge of the city, is the largest park in Paris. The Bois de Vincennes has a total area of 995 hectares [2] (2,459 acres), making it slightly larger than the Bois de Boulogne, (846 hectares / 2,091 acres), the other great Parisian landscape park located at the western side of the city. [3]
In 1495, King Charles VIII and his nobles imported the Renaissance garden style from Italy after their unsuccessful Italian War of 1494–1498. [6] The new French Renaissance garden was characterized by symmetrical and geometric planting beds or parterres; plants in pots; paths of gravel and sand; terraces; stairways and ramps; moving water in the form of canals, cascades and monumental ...
Bois de Boulogne as seen from the Eiffel Tower. The Bois de Boulogne (French pronunciation: [bwɑ d(ə) bulɔɲ], "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park that is the western half of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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