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Jardim do Parque da Independência

Jardim do Parque da Independência, French-style garden in Ipiranga district, São Paulo, Brazil.

Jardim do Parque da Independência is a French-inspired garden with geometric pathways and ornamental fountains in the Ipiranga neighborhood. The grounds step down across multiple levels and feature planted areas filled with azaleas, boxwood, and roses.

In 1907 Carlos Botelho, São Paulo's secretary of agriculture and public works, commissioned Belgian landscape architect Arsenio Puttemans to design a garden surpassing the state's standard 1889 planting scheme. Inspired by André Le Nôtre's neoclassical French gardens, Puttemans's design opened to the public in 1909. For the 1922 independence centenary the terrain was lowered 14 metres and 100 fountains were installed.

The garden's name comes from the Ipiranga hill and stream beside it, where Dom Pedro I declared Brazil independent of Portugal in 1822. The park and garden are listed by CONDEPHAAT, CONPRESP and IPHAN. The centenary of that declaration in 1922 was marked by reshaping the grounds and installing 100 fountains.

The garden is freely accessible and easy to reach on foot, with parking available and facilities like restrooms and seating areas throughout. The paved pathways are continuous and let visitors navigate the grounds without difficulty.

The 1922 centenary works lowered the terrain by 14 metres and installed 100 fountains, reshaping the garden for the independence celebrations. The same project gave the grounds their present stepped profile beside the Museu Paulista.

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