The Parc de Saint-Cloud (Park of Saint-Cloud), officially the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (National estate of Saint-Cloud), is a domaine national (national estate) located mostly within the Saint-Cloudcommune, in the Hauts-de-Seinedepartment, near Paris, France.
The Parc de Saint-Cloud is considered[by whom?] one of the most beautiful estates in Europe; in 2005 it was awarded the Notable Garden status. On 9 November 1994 the park was classified as a Historical Monument. In 1999 a winter storm heavily damaged the park's forests. The park is operated as a domaine national under the Ministry of Culture's Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN).
The park is located on the site of the Château de Saint-Cloud, a residence of royal and imperial families from the 16th century. After Napoleon III declared war on the Prussians, the site was occupied by a Prussian force which used the high outcropping to shell Paris. Counter-fire from the French caused the building to burn on 13 October 1870. The structure was completely razed in August 1892.
Only a few outbuildings remain from the original structure. The park contains a Le Nôtre-designed garden in the French style, an English garden, and Marie Antoinette's rose garden.
The park showcases a panoramic view of Paris called "La Lanterne" or the "Lantern of Demosthenes".
A panorama taken from the La Lanterne viewpoint, overlooking Paris and its suburbs
Buildings and points of interestedit
View with the Montparnasse TowerA Medici lion sculpture in the parc (of unknown origin)
Musée du château de Saint-Cloud: A five-room museum dedicated to the destroyed chateau
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (B.I.P.M.): The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is located in the Pavillon de Breteuil; the building contains copies of the metre and kilogram standards.
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