Belleville Park

You are approaching Parc de Belleville, the highest public park in Paris. Sitting at an elevation of over one hundred meters, this space was created in nineteen eighty eight to revitalize a hillside neighborhood that was once characterized by precarious, insalubrious housing. Its design broke from the tradition of perfectly flat, manicured royal gardens, opting instead for curved, terraced paths that follow the natural slope of the hill. Continue