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Parc des Cropettes

Parc des Cropettes

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Parc des Cropettes

Name: Parc des Cropettes
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Location: Geneva, Switzerland

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1. From Domaine to Domaine — the tour of public parks in Geneva

7.91km

02:06

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Passerelle du Lignon – Chèvres Footbridge loop from Genève

26.5km

07:03

270m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Broken Chair Sculpture – Parc Mon Repos loop from Le Petit-Saconnex

7.78km

02:05

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Wiro L.

November 20, 2022

Les Cropettes owe their name to the Cropet family, who acquired the area in the 17th century. The demolition of the fortifications in the 1850s made it possible to redesign the Les Grottes district in particular. The park took shape thanks to the successive donations made by Madame Odier-Beaulacre, who gave the city first the lower part of her property along the current rue de Montbrillant and later the upper part, also financing the construction of the Ecole enfantine. The bucolic pavilion at the bottom of the park was built in 1870. In 1873 the rest of the estate was bought by the city of Geneva (thanks to the legacy of the Duke of Brunswick). A pond was then created in the shape of an orange quarter. The statue of a girl catching a fish was erected in 1971. Built in 1901, the elementary school, with its bell towers typical of early 20th-century Swiss style, is the work of architect Marc Camoletti (author of the Musée d'art et d'histoire and the Mont Blanc Post). Two contemporary buildings were added to the school in the 1990s and in 2013.

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CEYOND

August 21, 2023

Les Cropettes owe their name to the Cropet family who acquired the estate in the 17th century. The destruction of the fortifications in the 1850s notably enabled the new development of the Grottes district. The park took shape thanks to successive donations from Madame Odier-Beaulacre who ceded to the City, first the lower part of her property along the current rue de Montbrillant, then the upper part, also financing the construction of the nursery school. The bucolic pavilion located at the bottom of the park was erected in 1870, housing the estate's gardeners at the time, today it is that of the gardeners of the Green Spaces Department. In 1873 the rest of the estate was purchased by the City of Geneva (thanks to the legacy of the Duke of Brunswick). A pond in the shape of an orange quarter is then created. The statue of a young girl catching a fish was installed in 1971.

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1. From Domaine to Domaine — the tour of public parks in Geneva

2. Passerelle du Lignon – Chèvres Footbridge loop from Genève

3. Broken Chair Sculpture – Parc Mon Repos loop from Le Petit-Saconnex

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