Parc des Buttes Chaumont
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The Parc des Buttes Chaumont (pronounced [paʁk de byt ʃomɔ̃]) is a public park situated in northeastern Paris, France, in the 19th arrondissement. Occupying 24.7 hectares (61 acres), it is the fifth-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Parc de la Villette and Tuileries Garden.
Parc des Buttes Chaumont | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | 19th arrondissement, Paris |
Coordinates | 48°52′49″N 2°22′58″E |
Area | 61 acres (25 ha) |
Created | 1 April 1867 |
Operated by | Direction des Espaces Verts et de l'Environnement (DEVE) |
Status | Open all year |
Public transit access | Located near the Métro stations: Buttes Chaumont, Laumière and Botzaris |
Opened in 1867, late in the regime of Napoleon III, it was built according to plans by Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand, who created all the major parks for Haussmann's renovation of Paris commanded by the Emperor. The park has 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles) of roads and 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) of paths. Its best known feature is the Temple de la Sibylle (Sibyl's Temple), a miniature Roman temple inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, Italy, and located on the Belvedere island in the artificial lake, at the top of a 50-metre (160 ft) cliff.