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Jardin du Palais Royal
This lovely park is just north of the Palais Royal, where a young Louis XIV once resided (and which now houses government buildings). The park is flanked by two arcades, which house shops selling old-fashioned items such as lead toy soldiers. The black-and-white striped columns at the southern end were installed by sculptor Daniel Buren in 1986, creating a public outcry that temporarily halted construction.
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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Encircled by tall apartment blocks, the 25-hectare Buttes-Chaumont Park is the closest thing in Paris to Manhattan's Central Park. The park's lush, forested slopes hide grottoes and artificial waterfalls, and the romantic lake is dominated by a temple-topped island. Once a quarry and rubbish tip, the park was given its present form by Baron Haussmann in the 1860s.
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