26.5.14

A further look on "Parc de Belleville"


May latest post talked about the artist “Seth” and how he has decorated the belvedere of the “Parc de Belleville”. I thought it was worth to have a new look on this park, actually the highest park in Paris, if not the highest point. Anyhow, it offers possibly the best and largest views of Paris - from a natural point. It’s a rather new park, inaugurated in 1988.

Some centuries ago this was a slope of a hill where you could find vineyards, taverns.... During the 19th century a gypsum quarry was opened. The area was later declared insalubrious, although some smaller buildings, giving a village feeling, remained until during the latter part of the 20th century when some modern buildings appeared and the park was created.  


It’ now a large and popular park with trees which have had the time to grow…


… with a lot of space for enjoying the green (and the sun)…


… with a lot of flowers (including some rests of the old vineyards)…


… including some perennial, more or less “wild”.


There is an important playground and other space for kids and older…



… and some space for adults to exercise…


… (and often to dance during weekends).








Around the park I also found some people having fun, playing, dancing, juggling…


7 comments:

Anonymous said...


Thank you so much, Peter, for such a delightful tour.
What a beautiful park!
And those photos...
María

Anonymous said...


The photo of that adorable child getting her shirt and feet wet is priceless...

Brings sweet memories...
María

Cergie said...

Il me semble avoir vu / le père Lachaise qu'il y avait 7 collines autour de Paris.... Est ce que les Buttes Chaumont (et non "de" Chaumont), le parc de Belleville et le P Lachaise sont sur trois collines différentes quoique proches ? Je suis pas motivée pour faire l'effort de vérifier même si cela m'intéresse.
Tu as visité le parc et ses alentours thoroughly. Il change tout le temps, le belvédère, là il est chouette en ce moment ! Tu as même déniché les jeux pour grands enfants sportifs.
Là où nous allons avec nos petits bouts, c'est à l'angle tout près de la rue de Belleville.
Qui pourrait se souvenir à voir tes images riantes des drames historiques sanglants qui se sont déroulés à cet endroit ?

Alain said...

Un recensement des collines de Paris n'est pas aisé ; Charonne, Père Lachaise, Ménilmontant et Buttes Chaumont forment une "chaine" ininterrompue, parcourue par la bien nommée rue des Pyrénés.
La butte Montmartre (point culminant de Paris à 130 m)n'est pas contestable, ainsi que la butte aux cailles, la colline de Chaillot, la "montagne" Sainte Geneviève...si on ajoute Montparnasse et Passy, on n'est pas loin de la dizaine.

Synne said...

I really like this park! It has this playful feel, I think!

Thérèse said...

Parc de Belleville, colline de Belleville. Un des jolis poumons de Paris.

claude said...

C'est ce que je voulais aussi, un poumon de la ville que les parisiens méritent bien.