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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont is one of the many great parks in Paris, but it sticks out because of its location on a rocky hill.
Sybille Temple in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris
Thanks to the park's geographic relief with distinct elevations you have great panoramic views over Paris, including views over the Sacre Coeur. This makes Buttes Chaumont one of the Parisians' favorite parks, especially popular for strolls and picnics during weekends.

Creation
Before the 19th century the area was less attractive as it once featured gallows where criminals were executed. Later it became a lime quarry and until 1862 it was used as a public waste ground.
That year, the site was bought by the city of Paris. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, ParisNapoleon III decided to create a park in the working-class neighborhood which had just been annexed to Paris.
He turned to baron Haussmann who designed the park together with Adolphe Alphand, a landscape architect. After four years of construction, the park was officially opened as part of the festivities during the Universal Exhibition in 1867.

Dramatic Reliefs
Using dynamite to create dramatic reliefs, Haussmann created a romantic park featuring a large rocky cliff with a 32 meter (105 ft) Parc des Buttes-Chaumontwaterfall plunging into a circular lake. On top of the cliff is the Sybille temple, a small temple modeled after the ancient Roman Temple of Sybil in Tivoli, Italy.
The 24.7 hectares (61 acres) large park also boasts a grotto, a 63 meter (207 ft) long suspension bridge and the 'suicide bridge' which is more than 30m (98 ft) above ground level. The park's 5km (3 miles) of walks also lead you past lawns and a large variety of plants and trees.

Location
The park is located in the 19th arrondissement at the Rue Botzaris and has two metro entrances: Botzaris and Buttes Chaumont.




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Rue Botzaris,
19e arrondissement
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Buttes Chaumont (M7b), Botzaris (M7b)
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