Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther King — Attraction in Paris

The Clichy-Batignolles-Martin Luther King Park (Parc Clichy–Batignolles - Martin Luther King) covers an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) and is the largest park in this district and the eighth largest in the city. It was created as part of the éco-quartier Clichy-Batignolles Ecological Quarter project, which transformed 54 hectares of former railway tracks and marshalling yards of the French railway company SNCF, and was opened in stages from 2007 to 2021. The park's name combines references to the historic Porte de Clichy gate, the former Batignolles station, and a tribute to the legacy of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The park was designed by landscape architect Jacqueline Osty with the participation of urbanist François Grether and the engineering company OGI, with a key concept based on sustainable development and environmental principles, including the use of plants, rainwater harvesting, solar panels and wind turbines to generate energy, as well as the use of recycled materials for tracks . The park's infrastructure includes various recreational and sports facilities, such as a skatepark, basketball courts, children's play areas (including swings, sandboxes, and modern play complexes), table tennis tables, outdoor lawns for picnics and leisure activities, and a biotope pond that serves as a habitat for ducks, ducklings, and other local fauna. The park's architectural elements are harmoniously integrated into the natural landscape and include features such as a modern belvedere for viewing the area, pedestrian bridges, and installations, as well as buildings such as the new headquarters of the Paris Public Works Department.The park is also known for its contribution to biodiversity, with a variety of tree and plant species, reed paths, and seasonal landscapes, and cherry blossom trees in bloom in the spring, creating a picturesque avenue. The park is open to visitors year-round, and is easily accessible from the nearby metro stations Pont Cardinet (Line 14) and Porte de Clichy (Line 13). It is a popular destination for locals and tourists for walks, jogging, picnics, and cultural events. There is a well-known student residence and apartment buildings, as well as designer...

The park was originally a railway siding, attached to the station of Pont Cardinet. At the time of the 2012 Olympics, for which Paris was pitching, it was expected to house the official "games village". Work on the site started, despite the Games going to London (?) and all the new architecture we see today contains everything from student flats, to luxury apartments, to housing for the underprivileged. Interestingly, while most French urban architecture demands a uniform look, here they seem to have deliberately broken the rule - every structure is different. Breaks the monotony that would have made the park feel like an enclosed space. Quite well done, even if some structures are just plain garish. On the pathways you'll find the old railroad tracks, left behind in memory of the place's origins. One old railway building is still there, now housing a cafe. The modern additions are concrete and steel, but the pink pathways are granite from the Côte d'Armor, in Brittany - again the original pathways, refurbished, and the style continued with grey granite where you see it. The flora is mostly native to the Paris region, with eglantine, reeds and bullrushes that one would find along the Seine. In other parts they've picked a lot of trees and bushes from the colder far east - Japan and China mainly, that are adapted to the climate. Around late-March to mid-April there are cherry blossoms in pink and white, and magnolias of all sorts later. Beyond the park boundaries, they have continued with the freaky architecture to create the Batignolles City, which includes housing and shopping centres. The streets have been named after musicians (lesser known ones), as well as a bridge to Mother Theresa. The park links the Batignolles with Clichy, part of the Parisian sentiment to improve the "mixité" between different social groups, and has done so quite successfully. PS: In the backdrop, the tall glass tower (on the Clichy side), is the Palais de Justice, the housing for the...

Excelente 👏Em 2007, o Parque Martin Luther King foi inaugurado na perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável, gestão otimizada de energia, através de uma oficina eólica e painéis fotovoltaicos, recuperação de águas pluviais ou gestão de resíduos. Foram selecionadas plantas que consomem pouca água, fertilizantes ou inseticidas e elementos de mobiliário urbano, Este é um muito bem pensado parque com algo para todos. Tem muitas árvores e um lago e muitas áreas com relva. Existem rampas de skate, áreas para vários jogos com bola para as crianças e diferentes zonas de jogos organizados. Existem também áreas tranquilas para banhos de sol. Vim aqui algumas vezes a meio da semana, pois é muito cheia nos fins de semana, vale a pena visitar na semana e na primavera e verão para descansar e passear.🙂 é um grande parque, construído em torno de três temas - água, desporto e estações do ano. Os temas podem ser vistos nos prédios ao redor do parque - o parque é cercado por prédios modernos e muitos em construção. O novo edifício Cité de Justice, o edifício com 3 enormes blocos de vidro azul domina o horizonte do parque. O parque é extenso e tem muito verde. Tem muitas árvores que dão muita sombra. Existem muitos caminhos que percorrem o parque. O parque possui diversas áreas de recreação para crianças, toda uma área dedicada a skates e patins repleta de rampas, pontes de corda, campo de futebol, campo de basket, lago com lótus, espaço para exposições, obras de arte, caixa de areia, bancos para relaxar, tudo! também vai ver muitos pássaros, e também patos. Há WC e água. O parque tem algumas linhas ferroviárias antigas passando por algumas partes dele, e no centro do parque encontrará uma estrutura construída apenas para cruzar as linhas. Este espaço possui um terraço coberto e oferece excelentes vistas para o parque,...