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Monceau Park

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Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks in Paris. It is located in the also elegant 8th district, a few blocks from the Arc de Triomphe .

It was built in 1778 and is ideal for taking a quiet walk and resting.

For children in Paris , there is a small carousel and plenty of space to run quietly.

Famous people and Monceau Park

As a historical curiosity, in 1797 Monceau Park was the landing strip for André Jacques Garnerin, who made the first parachute jump in history, landing on its surface.

In Monceau Park , surrounded by luxurious buildings and mansions, Claude Monet was inspired to paint.

In its route, which covers an area of 82,506 square meters, we can pass through the roundabout in the garden; and next to the various trees, we find marble statues dedicated to figures of art, such as Frédéric Chopin or the writer and poet Guy de Maupassant.

What to see in Monceau Park

The Parc Monceau   invites its visitors to forget about the fever of the city when entering it, through some iron bars with touches of gold, created in 1861.

Its paths make it possible to take a break, enjoy nature , practice jogging and take photos . The tour is very pleasant and includes statues, birds, a pond, a bridge, various trees and the famous Naumaquia , where previously naval battles were staged as a show.

We also find in the garden the Chartres Pavilion , which in the past was used as a surveillance post.

Inside the Monceau Park , we also find two museums: the Cernuschi Museum , dedicated to Asian art, and the Nissin de Camondo Museum , with objects from the 18th century.

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8th arrondissement

In summer: from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

In winter: from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Metro: Monceau, line 2

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Parc Monceau Paris: One of the best parks in Paris

• David Angel
• Paris , France

About the author: David Angel is a British photographer, writer and historian with 30+years experience exploring Europe. His work regularly appears in global media including the BBC, Condé Nast Traveler, and The Guardian.

Parc Monceau Paris is one of the most romantic parks in the French capital. Surrounded by fine mansions in the 8 th arrondissement, it’s a wonderful park for couples or families, and one of the most picturesque parks in the city.

We loved the range of things to do in Parc Monceau. from exploring the wonderful Neoclassical colonnade (in the lead shot), to curios like the small stone pyramid and the abundance of activities for kids.

These include one of the most charming carousels in Paris and pony rides along the gorgeous tree-lined avenues, as well as a great playground.

My Parc Monceau Paris guide shows and describes all of these and more, as well as showing you how to get there and revealing some fascinating historical facts about this lovely Parisian park.

I also show you the best things to see nearby, including one of the top museums in Paris. Enjoy.

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Why Visit Parc Monceau Paris

Parc Monceau is one of the most beautiful parks in Paris. It’s a great park for families, with lots for kids to do, from a large busy playground with climbing area to a gorgeous carousel based on Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days .

It’s also a wonderful park for romantic walks, with some salvaged buildings including an Ancient Greek-style colonnade and a 16 th century arcade from the old Paris City Hall.

There are also several beautiful follies, including pillar bases and a stone pyramid which all contribute to the visual appeal of this superb park.

Several artists – including, most famously, Claude Monet – have also been drawn to beautiful Parc Monceau and captured it on canvas for posterity. If you’re interested in visiting Monet locations, he also made a series of twelve paintings of nearby Gare Saint-Lazare, one of the main railway stations in Paris.

Parc Monceau also has an unusual claim to historical fame, as you’ll discover in the following section.

Parc Monceau Paris History

The land that later comprised Parc Monceau was acquired by the powerful Philippe d’Orleans, Duke of Chartres, from 1769 onwards, and by 1778 he decided to turn the land into a public park.

He commissioned Louis Carrogis Carmontelle to design the gardens. He placed much emphasis on the various follies around the gardens, an unusual collection of monuments and rescued (and re-purposed) parts of buildings that, to me, brings to mind the Italianate fantasy village of Portmeirion in North Wales).  

A few years later, Scottish architect Thomas Blaikie was brought in to turn it into more of an English-style park.

In 1793 Philippe d’Orleans was executed by guillotine and the park came under the ownership of the City of Paris.

In 1797, Parc Monceau Paris was the scene of the first-ever successful parachute jump. Balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin ascended to around 3,000 feet (1,000 metres) before severing a rope connecting his basket and parachute. 

He landed safely, and went on to conduct further flying and parachuting experiments. In 1798 he overcame considerable opposition to make a short flight from Parc Monceau with a woman, Citoyenne Henri. Again, the flight ended safely, this time to the north of Paris. 

Parc Monceau Paris was remodelled in 1861 under the auspices of urban planner Baron Haussmann, with the addition of a central avenue and new footpaths.

In 1871, Parc Monceau was the scene of a massacre following the downfall of the Paris Commune, with an unknown number of Communards killed there.

Things To Do In Parc Monceau Paris

As you enter Parc Monceau from the Boulevard de Courcelles, one of the first things you see is the beautiful carousel , Le Manège de Parc Monceau . Like several other Paris carousels , it has a theme – in this case Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days .

My son adored it and had a few goes on it. You can buy single rides or a batch of 6 or 10. He visited several other Parisian carousels and this is one of his favourites. And mine too.

Rarely for Paris, Parc Monceau is an English-style park, with an informal layout including many pathways, not to mention a variety of features including sculptures.

We then had a walk around the adjacent water feature which has a picturesque stone bridge. After two or three minutes we reached the Corinthian-style colonnade , which was originally part of the Rotunda des Valois , a memorial to King Henri II conceived by his wife Catherine de Medicis, but later knocked down then rebuilt in Parc Monceau.

Nearby, a section of Renaissance-era arcade was salvaged after the destruction of the former Paris Hotel de Ville during the Paris Commune of 1871.

Several follies were built around Parc Monceau during the 19 th century, including the Egyptian-style pyramid.  Some of the original follies, including a Dutch-style windmill and a Tatar tent, have not survived. A number of memorial statues have also been added, including figures of Chopin and poet Guy de Maupassant. 

Kids under the weight of 30 kg can enjoy a pony ride around part of the park – it’s quite steep in price, around 9 euros for a 15-minute walk around Par Monceau, but it’s a wonderful experience for them all the same.

Many families tend to congregate around the western end of the park, where there’s a good playground with a rope-climbing apparatus that our son was drawn to straight away. Close to this you’ll also find the largest open grass area in the park.

This is one of the best places in Parc Monceau, and a great way to watch Parisian life go by. Some families enjoyed picnics there, while kids and older guys played football, rhythmic gymnasts twirled their colourful ribbons and one woman spent about twenty minutes somersaulting back and forth across the grass. All the while the languid beats of a boombox soundtracked the whole scene.

The entrance (and exit) to the park is notable for a Neoclassical pavilion that started out as an apartment for Philippe d’Orleans – the dome was added during Haussmann’s changes to the park.

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The Parc Monceau Monet Connection

French Impressionist artist Claude Monet made six paintings of Parc Monceau – the first three were made in 1876 and the others in 1878.

Two of the paintings depict a group of people sitting in the park, while the others are general park scenes. Surprisingly he didn’t paint the Colonnade, which seems an ideal subject for him to work his magic on.

Where Is Parc Monceau Paris

Parc Monceau is in a quiet part of the north-west of central Paris, midway between the Arc de Triomphe and Place de Clichy (around 1 km from both).

It’s also around 1 km to Gare Saint Lazare, the departure point for trains from Paris to Normandy.

How To Get To Parc Monceau Paris

Monceau is the Parc Monceau Metro station, and is on line 2, between Villiers and Courcelles stations.

The number 30 bus also stops outside the park (Monceau bus stop) on Boulevard de Courcelles.

Parc Monceau Opening Hours

Parc Monceau is open 7 am to 10 pm daily in the summer months, and 7 am to 8 pm during the winter months.

Things To See Near Parc Monceau Paris

Parc Monceau is in relatively off the beaten path in Paris terms, and it’s still very much a quiet corner of the city.

The two closest Paris attractions are museums within metres of the park’s boundary.  The Musee Cernuschi is right outside one of the park’s gates, houses an excellent collection of Asian art, mosty from the Far East (China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam).

Just around the corner, the Musee Nissim de Camondo is one of the best small museums in Paris. I visited it twice when living in Paris in the 1990s, and strongly recommend it. The early 20 th century mansion houses the collection of Moise de Camondo, which consists of late 18 th century French decorative art, including luxurious furniture and a vast range of objets d’art.

The nearest top Paris attraction to Parc Monceau is the magnificent Arc de Triomphe Paris , which is on Place de l’Etoile, three stops along Metro line 2 from Monceau.

It’s one of the most famous monuments in Paris, and my son and I spent a couple of wonderful hours exploring it and taking in the views of the city. It’s one of the two or three best viewpoints in Paris, and one of the highlights is one of the best Eiffel Tower views you’ll find anywhere in the city.

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Parc de Monceau in Paris will captivate you with its impressive beauty, charm, unique features and monuments

A visit to Paris would not be complete without a visit to the world renowned Parc de Monceau, one of the most beautiful and attractive parks in all Paris. Originally the brainchild of the Duke of Orleans who created the park in the 18th century to provide a sort of sanctuary to the people of Paris who felt like getting away from all the noise and chaos that is part and parcel of living in any modern city.

If you are looking for a place to spend some tranquil time away from the hustle and bustle of the city for a few hours, then stop off at the park and enjoy the peace and tranquility, the beautiful flower gardens and the multitude of very interesting sculpture pieces and statues that are scattered throughout the park. The park was originally purchased by the Duke of Orleans who intended to create a beautiful and expansive garden. The Duke did not want the garden to resemble the normal traditional French style of garden which is characterized by very formal shapes and patterns, instead he decided to follow the English style of garden which is far more informal in design and so he commissioned Louis Carmontelle to design it in this manner distinguishing it from all the other gardens in Paris.

There are many different ages and Wonders of the World represented in the Parc de Monceau. Each monument is a replication built to scale of the much larger original. This is a great way to see a number of Wonders of the World without having to go to the original.

Unfortunately for the Duke he was executed during the French Revolution and his beloved park was appropriated by the French Republic and so became open to the public. It was a delightful park appreciated by many, filled with quirky art pieces like a miniature windmill and pyramid as well as a number of statues of famous French characters. In 1860 a grand rotunda was built in the centre of the park and the style of garden was changed to a more traditional French style.

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Parc Monceau Hours: Opening hours may differ on holidays

• Monday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Thursday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Saturday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Address: 35 Bd de Courcelles, 75008 Paris, France

Phone: 01 49 52 53 00

Official Website: Parc Monceau

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How to get to Parc Monceau by Metro / RER

By Metro: Take Metro Line 2 to Monceau Station and you are there or take Metro Line 3 to Villers Station; exit and walk straight west down Blvd de Courcelles to the park entrance.

By RER A or M1 or M6: Make your way to Charles de Gaulle - Étoile Station; take the Hoche Avenue exit and follow Avenue Hoche northeast from the traffic circle all the way to the park gates.

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The Parc Monceau

The Duc de Chartres – the future Duc d’Orléans (1747-1793) – bought the area known as Monceau in 1769, after his marriage to the Princesse de Penthièvre. He asked Louis Carrogis to turn it into a pleasure garden for festivities and entertainment. The engineer, surveyor, writer, portraitist and set designer Carrogis, known as Carmontelle (1717-1806), created a picturesque garden by assembling scenes representing different periods and places. Visitors could admire seventeen points of interest including a wood with tombs, a ruined watermill, a Dutch windmill, a white marble temple, an obelisk, a minaret, an Egyptian pyramid and a naumachia (an oval pond for mock nautical battles). The Chinese influence was everywhere, with brightly colored gates, porticos, pavilions and a “jeu de bague” (a kind of merry-go-round).

In 1783, the Scottish garden-designer Thomas Blaikie (1751-1838) took over the running of the garden and made many changes to simplify the layout and diversify the planting. In 1785, the finance minister Calonne decided to raise custom duties by building a wall around Paris, punctuated by tollgates designed and built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux. The tollgate at Monceau took the form of a small round temple surrounded by columns, with a room in the dome from which the Duc could enjoy the view of his garden.

Confiscated in 1793, along with all the Orléans family’s other assets, the garden became the property of the state, but was returned to the family during the Restoration. In 1860, the site was purchased by the City of Paris, which sold half of it a year later to the Pereire banking family for development. In accordance with the wishes of Emperor Napoleon III , the prefect Georges Eugène Haussmann (1809-1891) restructured the city of Paris around a series of parks and woods, to provide a healthier environment for the population. The Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes were created at this time, along with the Parc Montsouris and the Buttes Chaumont. The Parc Monceau was the only historic site remodeled by Haussmann.

Under the direction of Adolphe Alphand (1817-1891), an engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads in charge of the city’s new promenades, the park was laid out over 8.4 hectares and opened to the public in 1861. Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job of creating the monumental entrances with their imposing gilt gates. Some of the old follies were kept, embellished by new features such as a stream, bridge, waterfall and grotto. The movement of the water was intended to suggest modernity, progress and health. The first artificial cement stalactites were installed in the grotto by the designer Combaz. Interspersed among the undulating lawns, abundant flowerbeds created by the city’s head gardener, Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps, fascinated visitors and surprised botanists. Monceau became the place where members of the local aristocracy gathered to take their walks. The Pereire, Rothschild, Cernuschi, Ménier and Camondo families had their own mansions built there, with private gardens that opened onto the park.

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Parc Monceau : ce qu’il faut savoir sur le plus beau parc parisien

Le Parc Monceau est l’un des plus beaux parcs de la capitale. Activités pour enfants, monuments historiques ou encore coins détentes, vous y trouverez tout ce qui vous convient pour passer un bon moment. 

Le Parc Monceau est situé dans le quartier de l’Europe, dans le 8e arrondissement . Il est l’un des plus beaux jardins de la capitale et il y règne, dans certains coins, un silence plus qu’appréciable à Paris grâce à une ceinture végétale qui isole les promeneurs . Vous pourrez y retrouver et découvrir une grande diversité d’oiseaux, une flopée d’arbres remarquables ou apprécier la fraîcheur d’un bassin où vivent carpes et poissons rouges.

Parc Monceau : son histoire 

L’ancêtre du parc voit le jour en 1769 , lorsque le duc de Chartres décide d’édifier « La Folie de Chartres » entourée d’un jardin « à la française ». Le paysagiste Carmontelle est chargé  d’aménager le jardin et lui donne une touche unique : ruines d’un temple de Mars, d’un château gothique, minaret, moulin hollandais, pyramide égyptienne, pagode chinoise ou encore tente tartare . Ces petites constructions rendent célèbre ce jardin anglo-chinois.

À l’époque, des rivières y sont coulées ainsi que la célèbre naumachie (bassin entouré de colonnes corinthiennes, où avaient lieu des représentations de combats navals durant l’Antiquité romaine) . Quelques années plus tard, en 1787, une rotonde à colonnes est construite, le pavillon de Chartres . Une partie de celui-ci est encore visible aujourd’hui.

En 1793, Thomas Blaikie, à l’origine du parc de Bagatelle, ajoute au Parc Monceau une serre chaude, un jardin d’hiver et quelques nouvelles allées . Ce jardinier d’exception transforme le parc en jardin à l’anglaise . Le parc sera encore modifié à plusieurs reprises avant d’être celui que nous connaissons. Amputé de moitié, modifié par des architectes, ce n’est qu’en 1861 que Napoléon III inaugure le parc que l’on connait aujourd’hui .

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Parc Monceau : Horaires, accès, services

Aujourd’hui, le Parc Monceau est un lieu idéal pour se balader – seul, en amoureux ou en famille ! – et l’on y trouve une quantité impressionnante d’activités à réaliser. Se promener à poney ou grimper sur un manège, faire du skate dans le skatepark, utiliser les deux aires de jeux et bacs à sable du parc … Il y en a pour tous les goûts. Des toilettes publiques sont également mises à disposition ainsi que 17 points d’eau potable et un snack buvette en vente à emporter.

Votre chien sera autorisé dans l’allée de la Comtesse de Ségur et l’avenue de Ferdoussi. Il devra obligatoirement être tenu en laisse.

Pour accéder au parc en transports en commun, utilisez la ligne 2 jusqu’à l’arrêt Monceau. Pour les personnes à mobilité réduite, le parc est accessible sauf sur quelques zones difficiles.

Profitez du parc tous les jours, de 7h du matin à 22h.

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Right from start, you’ll find your steps slowing: that great wrought-iron entrance, tipped with gold, created by the architect Gabriel Davioud , is imposing. But the family-friendly and romantic Parc Monceau , built in the 18th century at the instigation of the Duke of Chartres , was designed as a garden of illusions and pleasure .

Separated from the city by a green belt and surrounded by sumptuous mansions , including the Cernuschi Museum , the park holds delightful surprises for the casual stroller. At the entrance, look out for a rotunda from the Wall of the Fermiers Généraux, created by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux . Surrounding the oval ornamental lake you’ll find a Corinthian colonnade from an edifice that once adjoined the Saint-Denis Basilica . A little further on, a Renaissance-style arcade turns out to be a vestige of the Paris Town Hall , burnt down in 1871…

Marble and Wood

Strolling along the alleyways past leafy groves, you’ll see several marble statues celebrating the glory of writers and musicians like Musset, Chopin and Guy de Maupassant .

But the charm of the park, also resides in its spectacular trees and the wide variety of bird life there. For example, the Sycamore Maple , planted in 1853 , is, at around 30-meters high, very hard to miss. Other highlights include the Oriental Plane Tree , a doyen of the park, planted in 1814 , and the imposing antlers of the Purple Maple .

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Parc Monceau, a garden rich in curiosities

In the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the Parc Monceau is one of the nicest gardens in Paris. A garden both familial and romantic, created in the second half of the 18th century as a garden of illusions and pleasures. A place full of curiosities…

Creation of the garden

In 1769, the Duke of Chartres (also owner at the time of the Royal Palace) decided to erect a “Folie”, pavilion surrounded by a French garden, which no longer exists. Then, in 1773, he will ask the painter Carmontelle to create a garden of illusion, which will blend together in a decorative surprising medieval antiquity and exoticism.

While some of these decorative elements are no longer visible today (a Dutch windmill, a minaret …), others have survived as the false Egyptian pyramid or the Naumachie.

The small bridge you see in the picture was added in the second half of the 19th century.

La Naumachie 

In ancient Rome, the Naumachie was a pool from which the performances of naval battles were represented. The Naumachie of the Park was built with the columns of the ancient Rotunda of Valois, ordered by Catherine de Medicis to house Henry II tomb.Iit will never be completed, then destroyed in 1719. These columns were thus recovered to decorate the park!

Parc Monceau Rotunda

In 1785, it was decided to surround Paris by a wall to fight against smuggling: the wall of the “fermiers généraux”. A wall with buildings like the Parc Monceau’s one. La Rotonde that can be seen today at the entrance of the Park is one of the few that have been preserved in 1860, among the 61 rotunda of the wall.

First parachute jump

This is in the Parc Monceau that took place the first parachute jump in history! A feat made by the Parisian André-Jacques Garnerin, who jumped on October 22, 1997, and will become the first man to have done a parachute jump … without crashing.

An artistic inspiration

The Parc Monceau has always inspired artists. Painters as Monet and Caillebotte, but also photographers like Eugène Atget or Willy Ronnis.

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Où courir à paris .

Où courir dans Paris ?? Telle est LA question lorsque l’on est runner ou traileur et que l’on habite à Paris ou lorsque vient en séjour. Mon conseil, le Parc Monceau.

Je vous avais parlé dans un précédent article, d’aller courir à montmartre le matin pour profiter de ce superbe décor sans la foule et pour pouvoir faire du dénivelé, surtout lorsque l’on s’entraîne pour des trails . Aujourd’hui, je vais vous parlez du lieu où j’ai le plus couru à Paris, car j’y ai habité pas très loin pendant 6 ans, c’est le parc Monceau !

Où est le Parc Monceau ?

Le parc Monceau est situé dans le 8ème arrondissement de Paris dans un quartier assez huppé, en haut du boulevard Malesherbes et proche de l’arc de triomphe. C’est un parc assez charmant avec une rotonde, un bassin, une arcade Renaissance, de grands arbres et de belles pelouses. Il est entouré par de beaux immeubles assez chics ainsi que du musée Nissim de Camondo (arts décoratifs) et du musée Cernuschi (arts de l’Asie).

Courir au parc Monceau

Comme pour la plupart des parcs, il y a plusieurs allées dans le parc Monceau. Celle qui nous intéresse c’est celle circulaire qui fait tout le tour du parc, afin de pouvoir faires des tours le plus simplement possible comme autour d’une piste. Ici le “grand” tour fait 1,100 km . Quand je dis le grand tour, c’est qu’il faut prendre à chaque fois le chemin le plus à l’extérieur, notamment au niveau du petit parc pour enfant qu’il faudra contourner par l’extérieur. Ce qui est bien c’est qu’avec cette distance, c’est qu’il est facile en comptant le nombre de tours effectués de connaitre la distance éffectuée.

Meilleurs moments pour courir au parc Monceau 

Tout dépend votre but : vous entraîner ou être vu !!

Si vous voulez vous entraîner et donc pouvoir envoyer un peu ou faire du fractionner en étant assez tranquille, sans devoir zigzaguer entre les piétons, les poussettes, les chiens, les autres runners, voici les créneaux :

• Le meilleur moment au parc Monceau : le matin en semaine entre 7h et 9h

Quelque soit la saison, c’est le meilleur moment pour être assez tranquille. En hiver, la fréquentation est assez faible avec la nuit et le froid (Pas besoin de frontale ou autre éclairage additionnel)

• Un autre moment possible : le soir en hiver

Avec les jours courts et les températures basses, pas grand monde s’aventure à flâner dans le parc Monceau, donc vous pourrez être assez tranquille, mais avec quand même les personnes qui le traversent en rentrant du travail.

Vous l’aurez compris, les autres moments il y a plus ou moins de monde. Le pire étant bien sûre les week-end par beau temps où les allées sont blindées. Pourtant il y en a qui vont “courir”. Je le mets en guillemets parce que si le but est de vraiment courir on ne va pas ici à ce moment. Après pour voir et être vu, il n’y a pas mieux !

Ça tourne comment ?

Comme vu plus haut, l’allée la plus propice au running est circulaire, du coup en entrant faut choisir dans quel sens tourner, logique. Au parc Monceau, 98% des runners courent dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre. Je n’en connais pas l’explication, mais c’est comme ça. Donc si vous ne souhaitez pas être à contre courant et passer votre temps à éviter les runners qui arrivent en face, je vous conseille de tourner dans ce sens là également.

Les horaires du parc Monceau

• Du 1er octobre au 30 avril : 7h à 20h
• Du 1er mai au 31 août : 7h à 22h
• Du 1er septembre au 30 septembre : 7h à 21h

Toutes les informations pratique sur le site de la Mairie de Paris .

Maintenant vous savez tout pour aller faire votre séance de running au parc Monceau. L’idéal, si vous en avez marre de tourner en rond à plat et d’alterner avec des séances à Montmartre , mais toujours le matin !!

N’hésitez pas à laisser en commentaire vos questions ou remarques, et bon running !!

La raison pour laquelle les joggers courrent dans le sens inverse des articles d’une montre à Monceau est toute simple… C’est pour être dans le sens du faux plat, seul attrait du parc. C’est sympa Monceau mais le paradis des joggers à Paris reste, pour moi, les buttes chaumont : faux plats, franches montées et descentes, variété du parcours, superbe parc avec une rotonde aussi 😉

Salut, pour moi c’est Montmartre à l’aube le mieux pour courir et faire du d+ !! Mais yes Monceau est monotone, mais en habitant le 17eme t’y es plus vite que les buttes 🤔

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ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES AT MONCEAU PARK

With all-small.

• a playground  (free) and  a sandbox  (in a secluded place) for the younger ones
• a carousel and swings  traditional (paying) open every afternoon,
• pony rides  Wednesdays, weekends, school holidays and certain public holidays
• a clown in the open air  (except in case of rain), Wednesdays and weekends at 5pm. Truce from November to April, then resumed.

WITH CHILDREN

• skating and skating area  (open at the same time as Parc Monceau)
• bicycles are allowed  in Monceau Park, but only in a dedicated area (adults and children). It is forbidden to cross the park by bike

PICNIC AND SNACK AT PARC MONCEAU

• a kiosk for snacks and for the snack of children: ice cream, waffles, drinks ...
• large lawns  for a picnic  or simply ask

AND WITH MEDOR!

• Monceau Park is not only KidFriendly, but also  Dogfriendly
• You can walk your dog (in theory on a leash), allowed on the Ferdousi alley and on the Comtesse de Ségur alley.

TO EAT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR TO TAKE AWAY (FOR PICNICKING)

• A very good Lebanese (on the spot or to take away) : Rimal (94 bd Malesherbes)
• A good hamburger (on the spot or to take away) : Big Fernand (12 avenue de Villiers)
• For their salads (on the spot or to take away): Day (3 rue de Phalsbourg)
• In the Monceau park (next to the riding school): pancakes, waffles, drinks
• Picnic permitted on all Monceau Park lawns.

TO DO IN THE DISTRICT

• The Nissim Museum of Camondo for a visit to a magnificent private mansion
• The Cernuschi Museum,  if you're interested in Asian arts
• The Jacquemart André Museum very nice museum of paintings in a beautiful mansion.
• The  shopping  around the Place des Ternes
• The street of Levis  for its typically Parisian market
• The Champs-Elysées  are about 15 minutes walk from Monceau Park.

A LITTLE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

• It straddles the 8th arrondissement and the 17th arrondissement, with  an area of 8.25 ha
• A first park was built at the end of the 18th century. A second park was created (on the same site) during the Second Empire in 1860 (Haussmann period).
• It is a very poetic and bucolic park, with the Rotunda, statues, colonnades and arcade.
• Monet immortalized him  He also inspired Georges Braque, Georges d'Espagnat and Gustave Caillebotte. It is said that  Marcel Proust liked to walk there .

Practical information

• Address : 35, Boulevard de Courcelles, 75008 Paris
• Info: A puppet (outdoor), a merry-go-round, a skating and skateboarding area, picnic areas, bicycles
• Warning : Dogs are accepted but on a leash only

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• Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Moscow
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What is the history of Gorky Park?

• In the pre-revolutionary period, Gorky Park was a city dump and wasteland, which was cleared in 1923 to host the All-Russian Agricultural and Artisan Industrial Exhibition
• In 1928, a huge park was planned on the former site of the exhibition. It would not just be a place of leisure, but a place to proudly display Soviet culture and daily life
• Gorky Park has remained a cultural hub ever since, and has been renovated and added to over the years to make it one of Moscow’s top attractions today

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation

Gorky Park is the most famous park of Moscow, created during the Soviet period as a hub for relaxation and cultural activities. The park is beloved by Muscovites and tourists alike, who visit in all seasons to stroll, enjoy sports, admire the park’s attractions, and attend cultural events. Gorky Park is the central part of an ensemble of four green spaces – Muzeon Park of Arts, Neskuchny Garden, and Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve – which curve around the southern bank of the Moskva River to the south-west of Moscow city centre. Here you may spend some time and enjoy nature and contemprary art during your vacation in Moscow .

History of Gorky Park

Imperial russia.

In the 17th century, the eastern bank of the Moskva River beyond Moscow’s city limits was home to floodplain meadows, where palace horses grazed. From the mid-1850s, events such as cockfights, fistfights, and races were held here, and by the 20th century this area had become a city dump where the unemployed and homeless people of Moscow lived, which remained this way until the Soviet period. This wasteland lay in stark contrast to the adjoining Neskuchny Sad – ‘merry garden’ – which lay to its south, an area of aristocratic country estates and elaborate gardens.

Soviet Russia

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Following the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin travelled around Moscow to find a suitable site for the first All-Russian Agricultural and Artisan Industrial Exhibition, which would reveal opportunities for socialist development of agriculture and industry. Lenin decided on the wasteland alongside the Moskva River, which was cleared with a programme of community work. In 1923, the exhibition began. It encompassed 250 pavilions dedicated to different themes of agriculture and industry, and was divided into thematic zones, such as villages, livestock, crops, engineering, railways, republics of the USSR, and foreign countries. The organisation of the exhibition demarcated the future layout and size of Gorky Park, and the paths, ‘zones’, and main square of the exhibition have been preserved until the present day. In March 1928, Moscow City Council decided to establish a park of culture and recreation on the site of the former exhibition, which would also encompass the Neskuchny Garden. Moscow’s residents were instrumental in the construction of the park – they voiced their desires for events spaces, physical education and leisure facilities, and gave up their weekends to build the park. The park’s main architect was Konstantin Melnikov.

Did you know? Konstantin Melnikov also helped to construct Lenin’s Mausoleum and the Rusakov Worker’s Club, one of Moscow’s Constructivist masterpieces .

Over 100,000 Muscovites flocked to the opening of the park on 12th August 1928. The brand-new park was equipped with two theatres, a cinema, nursery, reading room, restaurant and café, music stages, sports arenas, rowing boats, and even a giant helter-skelter slide. Unfortunately, because of the vast size of the crowd and the general excitement, the park was damaged and closed until September.

Did you know? The park was not named after Maxim Gorky, writer and founder of Socialist Realism, until 1933.

In 1929, Betty Glan – at the mere age of 26 – became director of the park. She decided to reconceptualise it, uniting leisure, design, and ideology with the help of Moscow’s most eminent architects, designers and artists. Over the next decade, more cultural venues were established in the park, the Pushkinskaya Embankment along the Moskva River was developed, and the landscaping of the park was carefully cultivated. Architect Alexander Vlasov was particularly influential, and won the Grand Prix at the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris for his design of Gorky Park. This period under Glan’s directorship until 1937 was known as the ‘golden age’ of Gorky Park, which became not just a place for recreation, but a public space where Soviet culture and everyday life could be proudly displayed.

Did you know? During the Second World War topical events were held in Gorky Park, such as the championship in bayonet combat, grenade-throwing competitions, and air defence training. What’s more, an exhibition of captured enemy weapons – tanks, artillery, aeroplanes, and more – was organised in Gorky Park and continually updated throughout the war.

In the post-war decades new attractions were continually added to Gorky Park. These included the majestic 24-metre triumphal arch at the entrance to the park, an astronomical observatory (which remains open today), the famous Ferris wheel (unfortunately dismantled in 2008), and a fountain with lights and music.

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The Gorky Park ensemble continued to flourish as a centre of culture and recreation in post-Soviet Russia. The adjoining Muzeon Park of Arts was founded in 1992, and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art was established in Gorky Park in 2008. The ensemble underwent serious reconstruction in 2011. Many new sports facilities were added, including centres for beach sports and extreme sports, bicycle paths and sports equipment rental hubs, and much effort was devoted to reviving original buildings, sculptures, and landscape compositions. Two years later, the embankment of the Moskva River from the southern tip of Zamoskvorechye Island all the way to Sparrow Hills was redeveloped and pedestrianised, making it possible to peacefully walk or cycle along the Moskva for many kilometres.

What can you do at Gorky Park today?

• Explore the park and see architectural attractions, fountains, and beautiful gardens
• Visit Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and the Gorky Park Museum
• Go boating on the lakes and stroll down the Pushkinskaya Embankment
• Rent bicycles or scooters, skateboard, and visit the sports centres

What can you do at Gorky Park?

Park attractions.

While exploring the treelined paths of Gorky Park, you’ll come across a number of attractions. To the west of the main entrance, near the river, is a beautiful geometric bandstand used for music and literary evenings in the Soviet period. As you head down the central alley of Gorky Park from the main entrance, you’ll see a statue of Maxim Gorky on your right, and discover the light and music fountain with its dancing jets of water – find the schedule of its performances here .

Did you know? Don’t be afraid to feed the red squirrels and birds you encounter on your walk around Gorky Park – there are even vending machines which sell special food for the animals!

The southern section of Gorky Park is occupied by the Golitsynsky Garden. In 1802, the Golitsyn Hospital was founded here as a hospital for the poor; it still adjoins Gorky Park today. Gardens were created as a relaxation place for patients, extending from the hospital building to the riverbank, and included landscaped gardens, a Chinese Bridge, and two ponds. On the riverbank is the Rotunda of the Golitsyn Hospital, which has been preserved since the 19th century. There is also a rose garden and fountain by the Bolshoi Golitsynsky Pond.

Did you know? In the Golitsynsky Garden is also located an unusual architectural monument – a public toilet designed by Alexander Vlasov in the 1930s, which is recognised as an ‘object of cultural heritage’!

Outdoor activities

Gorky Park’s extensive and varied grounds aren’t only good for walks! You can relax on the water by renting boats to sail on the Pionersky and Bolshoi Golitsynsky Ponds, or visiting the Olivkovy Beach on the Pushkinskaya Embankment to sunbathe. As well as this, you can hire bicycles, electric scooters, longboards or even roller skates to explore the park and embankments, play table tennis, visit the sports complex to play football, basketball, handball, badminton or volleyball, or visit the Vans skatepark or Nike sports centre for workouts and classes such as rooftop yoga.

Gorky Park Museum

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Visit the Gorky Park Museum, located in the left pier of the entrance arch. The current exhibition is dedicated to Gorky Park in the ‘golden age’ of the 1930s, and shows the development of Moscow’s central park through the eyes of Betty Glan. There is an observation deck on top of the arch, which offers a lovely view over the park and Moscow’s skyline.

Did you know? In the entrance arch there is also a gift shop where you can purchase balls, frisbees, blankets, and other items to enjoy your visit to Gorky Park.

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

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In Gorky Park you will find Garage Museum, Russia’s first philanthropic institution dedicated to contemporary art, founded in 2008 by Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova. 10 major exhibitions are hosted each year to showcase the work of established and up-and-coming artists. Also organised are a rich programme of events including curator-led excursions, workshops, masterclasses, lectures, concerts, performances, festivals, and film screenings at Garage’s outdoor cinema. Read our article about Garage Museum of Contemporary Art to learn more.

Food and drink

There are plenty of excellent cafes and restaurants dotted around Gorky Park, where you can stop for a quick coffee or enjoy a long meal with a view. They include the stylish lakeside café Ostrovok (Little Island) and upmarket restaurant Vremena Goda (Seasons) which serve European and Russian food, colourful lakeside Thai restaurant Lebedinoe Ozero (Swan Lake), trattoria Merkato with its huge summer terrace, restaurant Syrovarnya (Cheese Factory) with a menu focused on its homemade cheese, food-truck court Restoparking which is stylised as a drive-in café, and ice-cream and tea shop Chaynaya Vysota.

What’s nearby?

Gorky Park is bordered by Muzeon Park of Arts, Neskuchny Garden, and Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve. This huge ensemble curves for eight kilometres along the bank of the Moskva River, providing a beautiful oasis of green in Europe’s biggest city.

Muzeon Park of Arts

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Muzeon Park of Arts is the largest open-air sculpture museum in Russia, home to 1,000 sculptures by Soviet and Russian sculptors, including those by famous artists. A large part of Muzeon is occupied by the New Tretyakov Gallery , which houses Russia’s most complete exhibition of national art from the 20th century to the present day. The pedestrianised Krymskaya Embankment which extends alongside Muzeon has recently undergone redevelopment, and is one of Moscow’s most popular spots to relax.

Neskuchny Garden

Neskuchny Garden is the oldest park in Moscow, founded in 1728 by Prince Nikita Trubetskoy, who threw fantastic festivities in his manor house and gardens – neskuchny means ‘merry’ in Russian. Many other noble families also built their country estates in this area, which became a public park and garden after being acquired by the royal family. Today, the Neskuchny Garden is home to historical buildings, fountains, and gardens from the 18th and 19th centuries, sports facilities, an open-air theatre, and a huge greenhouse which supplies flowers to Gorky Park.

Sparrow Hills

Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve is a huge forest park lining the steep bank of the Moskva River and the only specially protected nature area near the city centre. It is home to ecological trails, ponds, natural springs, rare species of plants and animals, many spots for picnicking, cafes, and a mini zoo. At the bottom of the park lie the Vorobyovskaya and Andreevskaya Embankments, with promenades along the Moskva River, a beach, and piers offering boat trips. As with Gorky Park, Sparrow Hills is hugely popular for sports and outdoor activities in all seasons. A new winter sports complex with snowboarding, ice skating, and ski tracks and jumps is currently under construction. When the weather is pleasant, you can rent a bicycle to ride the 8 kilometres along the river from Muzeon to Sparrow Hills.

Essential information for visitors Address and contact details Gorky Park, Krymsky Val, 9, Moscow, 119049 Website:  https://park-gorkogo.com/ Email:  [email protected] Telephone: +7 (495) 995-00-20 Nearest metro: Oktyabrskaya (570m), Park Kultury (860m) Opening hours and tickets

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