Par Nicholas Zaugra
Published on 6 Aug 22 at 7:12
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The Tête d’Or park (6th arrondissement of Lyon and Villeurbanne) is the must-see place for the inhabitants of the agglomeration. The gigantic green lung is often compared to the Central Park American… but did you know that the two parks have one thing in common?
New York Park and Lyon Park were in fact inaugurated the same year, in 1857. After thirteen years of construction, according to the plans of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Central Park represents an enormous green space frequented each year by 37 million people, in the middle of the towers of Manhattan.
In Lyon, the Tête d’Or park also welcomed its first visitors (and motorists at the time) in 1857. The site opened even when the work was not completed. The work of the brothers Denis and Eugène Bühler, it is greatly inspired by the New York park.
It is, however, half the size. The French park is 117 hectares, the American imposes itself with 341 hectares.
–Similarities between Lyon and New York
Beyond the opening date, the two parks have similarities. These are two urban parks which include pedestrian walkways, a zoo, a botanical garden, large lawns and an artificial lake.
Another point in common: Central Park is one of the largest parks in the United States with that of Griffith Park and Tête d’Or the largest intramural urban park in Europe.
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