Bois de la Cambre in Brussels

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© Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf/cc-by-sa-4.0

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The Bois de la Cambre (Dutch: Ter Kamerenbos) is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi), forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels. It is linked to the rest of the municipality by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which was built in 1861, at the same time the park was laid out.

The park consists of two large, slightly oval parts. The northern part is the most wooded and is home to some 19th-century buildings. The southern part comprises a 6 hectares (15 acres) large artificial lake with an island in its centre, called Robinson Island, home to the Chalet Robinson.

© GdML/cc-by-sa-3.0 Ice rink in the snow © panoramio.com - charles lecompte/cc-by-sa-3.0 © Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf/cc-by-sa-4.0 Water towers © panoramio.com - charles lecompte/cc-by-sa-3.0 Autumn © panoramio.com - charles lecompte/cc-by-sa-3.0 Chalet Robinson © panoramio.com - charles lecompte/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Ice rink in the snow © panoramio.com - charles lecompte/cc-by-sa-3.0
In 1877, the Chalet Robinson, a tea-room café designed in picturesque Swiss chalet style, was built on the lake’s island, known as Robinson Island (French: Île Robinson, Dutch: Robinson Eiland). The chalet was twice destroyed by fire; the first time in 1896, and the second time in 1991. The decision was made in 2006 to rebuild it and it reopened to the public in September 2009. The surface of the wooden building is approximately 300 m² (3,200 sq ft), with a restaurant on the ground floor and a ballroom on the first floor. An electrical ferry boat links the island to the shores of the lake.

Read more on visit.brussels – The Bois de la Cambre and Wikipedia Bois de la Cambre (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.




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