Tenbosch Park or Tenbos Park ( ; , meaning "in the bush"), is a public park in the municipality of
Ixelles
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in
Brussels
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, Belgium.
Although relatively small with an area of , it is a landscaped park popular among local residents. It is surrounded by a wall and offers an unexpected oasis of calm in a busy district.
Tenbosch Park is within a short walking distance of the
Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, the
Ixelles Ponds
The Ixelles Ponds () or Elsene Ponds () are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles, Belgium. The ponds we can see today are those spared by a 19th-century campaign of drying the wetlands of the Maelbeek valley between La ...
,
La Cambre Abbey
La Cambre Abbey (, ) or Ter Kameren Abbey () is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Ixelles Ponds. The abbey church is a Cathol ...
, and the
Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos.
It is served by the
bus
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stops Van Eyck (on lines 38 and 60) and Washington (on line 60).
History
The area was formerly a privately owned
dendrological garden called ''Semet'' after its owner. In 1982, the estate became the property of the
Brussels-Capital Region
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, which entrusted the company R. Pechère + Partners with the task of transforming it into a public park. They were tasked with preserving the spirit of the Semet-Solvay garden while transforming the existing paths into urban walks. The park has been open to the public since 1986.
Opening hours
Tenbosch Park is open during the following hours:
* from 1 October to 31 March, from 8 a.m. to 5.50 p.m.;
* from 1 to 30 April, from 8 a.m. to 6.50 p.m.;
* from 1 May to 31 August, from 8 a.m. to 8.50 p.m.;
* from 1 to 30 September, from 8 a.m. to 7.50 p.m.
Gallery
File:Le parc Tenbosch à Ixelles.jpg, Tenbosch Park
File:Parc Tenbosch5.jpg, Park alley
File:Parc Tenbosch3.jpg, View of the park with the children's playground in the background
See also
*
List of parks and gardens in Brussels
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*
History of Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Tenbosch Park
Description of the park on the Brussels Tourist Office website
Parks in Brussels
Urban public parks
Ixelles