Île du Belvédère

Île du Belvédère is an island located on the lake of Parc des Buttes Chaumont, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Covering an area of around 6,700 m² (72,000 sq ft), it is connected to the bank by two bridges: to the west by Pont des Suicidés, made of stone, and to the south by a hanging walkway, made of wood.

The Temple de la Sibylle

This pavilion, referred to as the "Temple of Sibyl",^[1] located at the top of the island, is at a height of 30 meters above the lake water level. It was built in 1866 by Gabriel Davioud^[2] and inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, Italy;^[3] a similar structure, also built by Davioud, is found in the Bois de Vincennes on Île de Reuilly.

References

^ This erroneous designation is the result of frequent confusion between the Temple of Sibyl and the Temple of Vesta located side by side at Tivoli, Italy.
^ Temple de la Sibylle sur fr.structurae.de.
^ Luisa Limido, L'Art des jardins sous le Second Empire. Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps (1824-1873), éditions Champ Vallon, 2002 ISBN 9782876733497, p. 130.

External links

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48°52′52″N 2°22′59″E / 48.88111°N 2.38306°E / 48.88111; 2.38306

[1] This erroneous designation is the result of frequent confusion between the Temple of Sibyl and the Temple of Vesta located side by side at Tivoli, Italy.

[2] Temple de la Sibylle sur fr.structurae.de.

[3] Luisa Limido, L'Art des jardins sous le Second Empire. Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps (1824-1873), éditions Champ Vallon, 2002 ISBN 9782876733497, p. 130.

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