Astrid Park, Public park in Anderlecht, Belgium
Astrid Park is a public park in Anderlecht, Brussels, laid out in its present form by landscape architect Jules Buyssens in 1926. A still lake edged with tall reeds and grasses lies at its centre, with a grassy slope and a line of leafy trees rising beyond the far bank. The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, home of RSC Anderlecht, stands in the park's north-western corner.
The park opened in 1911 and was named after Belgian Queen Astrid in 1935. Its design reflects early 20th-century European landscape principles that shaped how it looks today.
The stadium in the park's north-western corner is home to RSC Anderlecht, which has played its home matches there since 1917. The ground was formerly called the Émile Versé Stadium and is known as Lotto Park for sponsorship; because it stands inside the park, fans often call the stadium itself Parc Astrid.
The park is bounded by Avenue du Roi-Soldat, Avenue Eugène Ysaÿe, Avenue Théo Verbeeck and Avenue Victor et Jules Bertaux, so entrances lie along these four streets. The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium occupies the north-western corner, which helps orientation inside the grounds.
The stadium inside the park is officially called Lotto Park but is often simply referred to as Parc Astrid, so the club's ground and the park share a name. RSC Anderlecht has played its home matches here since 1917, in a stadium once known as the Émile Versé Stadium.
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