Urban park in Paris, France
The
Parc Clichy-Batignolles ? Martin Luther King
is a green space in
Paris
'
17th arrondissement
(district). Part of the
Clichy Batignolles
[
fr
]
urban development project, the park opened in stages between 2007 and 2021, and covers 10 hectares (25 acres).
Background
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It is part of the
Clichy Batignolles
[
fr
]
urban development project, which started in 2001, transforming 54 hectares (130 acres) of land formerly occupied by freight yards for the French railway company
SNCF
.
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In the mid 2000s, the site was part of the
Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics
, being the proposed site of the
Olympic Village
.
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The name of the park is derived from: proximity to the site of a nineteenth century
Porte de Clichy
, a gate in Paris'
Thiers wall
that opened to the
commune
of
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
; proximity to the former SNCF
Batignolles station
; and a tribute to the legacy of slain civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr.
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The park opened in three phases as part of the Clichy Batignolles project ? 4.3 hectares (11 acres) opened in 2007 along Rue Cardinet, growing to 6.5 hectares (16 acres) in 2014 with an expansion north, and a further expansion completed in 2020 to 10 hectares (25 acres).
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It is the largest green space in the 17th arrondissement, as well as the 8th largest park in Paris.
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Access
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The park is bordered by Allee Colette-Heilbronner and the
Boulevards des Marechaux
to the north, Rue Cardinet to the south and Rue Mstislav Rostropovitch to the west. The nearest
Metro
stations are
Pont Cardinet
and
Porte de Clichy
stations, while the nearest
Tram
access is the Porte de Clichy stop on the
3b line
.
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View of one of the wind turbines in the park (2012)
Grounds and facilities
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Sustainable principles underpin the design of the park, and features include low maintenance plants;
solar panels
and
wind turbines
; reconstituted materials for walkways and
rainwater harvesting
.
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Recreation facilities include a
skatepark
, basketball courts and children's play area.
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- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- National Historical Park
- King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
- Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Big Six
- African American founding fathers of the United States
- Authorship issues
- FBI?King suicide letter
- Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
- Season for Nonviolence
- U.S. Capitol Rotunda sculpture
- Oval Office bust
- Homage to King
sculpture, Atlanta
- Hope Moving Forward
statue, Atlanta
- Safe House Black History Museum
- Statues of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, San Francisco
- Landmark for Peace Memorial
, Indianapolis
- The Dream
sculpture, Portland, Oregon
- Kennedy?King College
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose
- Paris park
- Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.
- King County, Washington
- Eponymous streets
- America in the King Years
- Civil rights movement in popular culture
- Lee?Jackson?King Day
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