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  Parc Monceau: Small bridge in the park
  

  Creator(s):

  G. Massiot & cie

  Description:

  At the main entrance (Boulevard de Courcelles) is a rotunda, built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux after the French Revolution. The park covers an area of 8.2 hectares (20.3 acres). The park was established by Phillippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (1747-1793) who began buying land in 1769. He favored the informal English garden style, although the park contains several garden follies, some of which are masonic references. He employed Carmontelle who was less impressed by the “jardin anglais…

  Date Created:

  1910-01-01

  Record Visibility:

  Public