Online dictionary of France travel and tourism: Bois de Vincennes

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Bois de Vincennes

French words: Bois de Vincennes
alternative words: Vincennes forest
keywords: paris , paris suburb , park
related topics: Bois de Boulogne , Vincennes castle
related web sites: http://www.boisdevincennes.com , http://www.mnhn.fr
explanation: Located in east of Paris, Bois de Vincennes had been a hunting area for French kings during the middle ages. Philippe II surrounded it with walls and added a hunting lodge in 13th century. A legend says that Saint Louis would give judgements under oak trees. Napoleon III asked again in 1857 Adolphe Alphand to transform it to an English style garden like Bois de Boulogne. Covering 9950 km2, Bois de Vincennes owns zoological and floral gardens, and a hippodrome. Most of 1900 Olympic games were played there.