Haussmann and engineer Jean-Charles Alphand created it for the 1867 Exhibition, on old gypsum quarries and a rubbish dump in the north-east of the city. It covers some 25 hectares of hills, sloping lawns and trees from all over the world.
In the middle is a lake with a rocky island about 30 metres high, crowned by the Temple of the Sibyl, a copy of one at Tivoli, reached by a suspension bridge. Beneath a cliff hides a grotto with artificial stalactites and a waterfall.
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Checked on November 5, 2026.
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps (Place ID) · Ville de Paris