Parc de l'Evéché d'Amiens, Public park near Notre-Dame Cathedral in Amiens, France.
Parc de l'Évêché d'Amiens is a one-hectare English-style garden north of the cathedral choir, linking Place Saint-Michel to the cathedral parvis and the Saint-Leu district via a footbridge opened in 1998. It was replanted with chestnuts, limes, planes and conifers in the 19th and 20th centuries and redesigned in 2006, with lawns and perennial beds. The former bishop's palace now houses a business school.
The site was originally organized around a bishop's palace that shaped the religious and political life of the city. In the 19th century, the grounds were redesigned following English garden traditions, creating the layout visitors see today.
The park takes its name from the former bishop's residence and serves today as a natural connector between the cathedral and the city center. Locals and visitors move through the green space as part of their daily routes through the city.
The park is freely accessible from multiple entrances around the cathedral area. Walking paths lead through the grounds, with shaded spots and open areas available for resting or pausing during a visit.
Oral tradition holds that a tunnel began at the foot of rue Metz l'Évêque, near the canal du Hocquet, crossed the park and the bishop's palace and emerged on the far side; it is now inaccessible. In June 1625 the park was the scene of a meeting between Queen Anne of Austria and the Duke of Buckingham, who threw himself at her feet.
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