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Tag Archives: Adolphe Alphand

Parc des Buttes Chaumont – Dynamite and Picturesque Charm

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Karen Blaylock
Ile de Belvedere

I doubt that the IXXth is a great arrondisement in which to live, but if I ever moved to Paris I would want Parc des Buttes Chaumont to be my neighbourhood park. It is curious, wacky and sublimely picturesque.   … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Gardens Archive | Tagged Adolphe Alphand, Eiffel, Hausmann, IXX Arrondisement, Paris

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