Parc Palmer, Botanical garden in Cenon, France

Parc Palmer covers nearly 25 hectares of meadows, flower beds and groves on a hillside in Cenon, above the right bank of the Garonne, with a panoramic view over Bordeaux and its suburbs. The château, an 18th-century bourgeois residence, has a wide terrace balcony carried on paired columns facing the grounds. Five glossy black sculptures stand on the lawns: rounded, bulbous forms with short leg-like stubs, and one domed body on four short legs topped by a smaller rounded form.

The estate was bought by Charles Palmer, a British army general and aide-de-camp to King George IV, in 1835; the park takes his name. The château Palmer, a bourgeois residence, is dated to the 18th century in the French article and to the 19th century in its section on the future Utopia cinema. The city acquired the private estate in the 1960s, and the park was created in 1960.

The park takes its name from Charles Palmer, a British army general and aide-de-camp to King George IV, who bought the estate in 1835. Le Rocher de Palmer, a modern cultural venue built by the commune, stands on the grounds, and the château houses Cenon's cultural office. A Utopia art-house cinema is to open in the château.

The park lies on a hillside in Cenon, with entrances on Avenue Carnot; it is open daily all year and admission is free. Walking paths link the meadows, sports facilities (rugby pitches, athletics track, tennis, maison des sports) and children's play areas. The château's balcony-terrace, carried on paired columns, looks over the grounds.

The park's name comes from Charles Palmer, a British army general and aide-de-camp to King George IV, who bought the estate in 1835. The 18th-century château Palmer, which houses Cenon's cultural office, has a wide terrace balcony carried on paired columns overlooking the grounds.