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Buttes Chaumont: The Park for the People
Although it lacks the aristocratic pedigree of some Paris parks, the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement is my favourite. The Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes were formerly royal domains for hunting. But the Buttes … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adolphe Alphand, Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes, Charles Baudelaire, Eyes of the Poor, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Gibbet de Montfaucon, Gustave Eiffel, Henri le Secq, Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps, Napoleon III, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris Spleen, Royal Botanical Gardens
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