Parque Lage, Public park in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Parque Lage is a public park at the foot of Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro's Jardim Botânico neighborhood. Its pale grey stone mansion, remodeled in the 1920s by Italian architect Mario Vodret, has a symmetrical facade with a projecting central section, a wide arched entrance under a triangular pediment, and a balustrade above. A broad stone staircase leads up to the entrance, and the grounds hold a landscape garden by John Tyndale with an artificial grotto and twelve aquarium tanks.

Industrialist Henrique Lage and his wife Gabriella Besanzoni hired Italian architect Mario Vodret in the 1920s to redesign the residence. The property later became a public park and now hosts art activities.

A school of visual arts operates inside the building, hosting workshops and exhibitions of contemporary work. Brazilian artists and students use the historic rooms regularly for classes and public displays.

The grounds open daily at 8 in the morning and are accessible through several paths leading to different areas. A café on the ground floor of the mansion offers breaks during the visit.

The mansion's courtyard pool does not mirror the Corcovado statue; the building sits at the foot of the hill, and the gardens were laid out geometrically to frame views of the mountain. The estate also holds a rustic landscape garden by John Tyndale from about 1840, with an artificial grotto whose secondary chamber contains a series of 12 aquarium tanks.