Brussels Park

Parc de Bruxelles (French) or Шаблон:Audio (Dutch), is the largest urban public park in the center of Brussels. The area of the rectangular park is Шаблон:Convert. It is surrounded by the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Belgian parliament and the U.S.A. embassy. In the summer, free parties are organized every weekend in the heart of this park. The park is served by Park metro station on line 1 & 5 of the Brussels metro.

History and outline

The park was created between 1776 and 1783 on the site of the gardens of the former Coudenberg palace. The park was designed in a neoclassicist, geometric style by Gilles-Barnabé Guimard and Joachim Zinner. Its main entrance is on the north side, opposite the Belgian House of Parliament. An avenue leads to the main pond, from which three other avenues offer views of three important places in Brussels: the Palace of Justice, the Royal Palace and the Place du Trône (Troonplein). The park is surrounded by a double row of lime trees and a monumental fence designed by Tilman-François Suys. The park was most recently renovated between 2000 and 2002.

Buildings and monuments

The Brussels Park is home to several public buildings and monuments:

  • the Théâtre Royal du Parc (Dutch: Parktheater), a theatre built in 1782
  • the Vauxhall, a meeting and concert venue, built in the 1780s
  • the wooden kiosk of the Vauxhall, built in 1913
  • the cast iron music kiosk, built in 1841
  • the main pond, constructed in 1855
  • the octagonal pond, constructed in 1780
  • several sculptures and fountains, created by sculptors including Laurent Delvaux, Gilles-Lambert Godecharle, Jean-Michel Folon and Thomas Vinçotte
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S Marks The Spots
3 October 2015
Some claim that this is not the most beautiful park in Brussels but it definitely is one of the most fun ones! You'll always spot people jogging, having a picnic or celebrating a local festival.
Hashim A.
16 August 2015
The best place for a picnic in Brussels, beautiful surroundings, lovely atmosphere during summer, calm and quiet in early morning, nice for a run or stroll with the family.
Jean Roebben
24 March 2017
Great place for running. I didn't find any other park in Brussels that is this flat! Around lunch-time on nice days, this park is overswarming with joggers!
't Bolleke
27 February 2013
If you chill out here around lunch time, you can try a Cheese Burger or other great dish of 't Bolleke - www.tbolleke.be - Also take away! (open only for lunch from monday to friday)
Jean-Philippe Trigla
10 August 2015
Un parc agréable au coeur de la ville. On peut s'allonger et s'endormir. Le repos sera bercé par les courses des joggeurs et des chants d'oiseaux. Calme et pas du tout glauque le soir.
David Mot
12 July 2018
Il faisait très beau donc c'est souvent joli un parc sous les rayons du soleil. Chouette fontaine et sympathique bistrot à l'ombre des arbres...
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