Brussels Park

Parc de Bruxelles Template:Fr icon
Warandepark Template:Nl icon
Parc de Bruxelles Template:Fr icon; Warandepark Template:Nl icon
	The park's monumental fountain with the Palace of the Nation in the background
Type	Public park
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′41″N 4°21′49″E / 50.8446°N 4.3637°E
Area	13.1 ha (32 acres)
Created	1776-1783
Public transit access	Parc/Park metro station

Parc de Bruxelles (French) or Warandepark^ⓘ (Dutch), is the largest urban public park in the centre of Brussels. The area of the rectangular park is 13.1 ha (32 acres).^[1] It is surrounded by Place des Palais/Paleizenplein to the south, Rue Royale/Koningsstraat to the west, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat to the north and Rue Ducale/Hertogstraat to the east. The park is served by Parc/Park metro station on line 1 and 5 of the Brussels metro.

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 Neoclassical style by Gilles-Barnabé Guimard and Joachim Zinner. It was most recently renovated between 2000 and 2002.^[1]

The 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.

Buildings and monuments

The Brussels Park is home to several public buildings and monuments:^[1]

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 bandstand, 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