Parc Élisabeth

Elisabeth Park (French: Parc Élisabeth, pronounced; Dutch: Elisabethpark, pronounced) is an urban public park located between the municipalities of Koekelberg and Ganshoren in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed between 1868 and 1891 by the architect and urbanist Victor Besme, as part of an urban project including the Koekelberg district, and covers an area of 17 ha (42 acres). It is named in honour of Queen Elisabeth, the third Queen of the Belgians and wife of King Albert I. At its head is the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart (or Koekelberg Basilica), one of the largest Catholic churches in the world.

The park lies at the end of the Boulevard Léopold II/Leopold II-laan, on the Koekelberg Plateau. Beyond the Place Eugène Simonis/Eugène Simonisplein, it forms part of the perspective extending the western boulevards of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). The Avenue des Gloires Nationales/Landsroemlaan, the Avenue du Panthéon/Pantheonlaan, the Avenue de la Liberté/Vrijheidslaan and the Avenue de Jette/Jetselaan form the boundaries of this green space. The Annie Cordy Tunnel also runs underground through its centre.

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