5031 x 3354 px | 42,6 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
18 août 2012
Lieu:
Parc Monceau, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe, EU
Informations supplémentaires:
This English-style park incorporates lush green lawns, a lake and trails. It is a highly organized ensemble of gardens and forest accented by follies including a colonnade, arcade and pyramid. It is currently one of Paris' most popular parks. Parc Monceau (French pronunciation: [paʁk mɔ̃so]) is a public park situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. The park covers an area of 8.2 hectares (20.3 acres). The park was established by Phillippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, a cousin of King Louis XVI, , fabulously wealthy, and active in court politics and society. In 1769 he had begun purchasing the land where the park is located. In 1778, he decided to create a public park, and employed the writer and painter Louis Carrogis Carmontelle to design the gardens. After the monarchy was restored, the park was restored to the family of the Duke. During the Second Empire, the family sold lots within the park to real estate developers, who built luxurious town houses, reducing the size of the park by half. The remaining part of the park was purchased by the city of Paris in 1860. All that remained of the original folly was the water lily pond, the stream and the fantasy "tombs, " including the Egyptian pyramid.
