Parc de Bécon, Municipal park in Courbevoie, France
Parc de Bécon is a municipal park in Courbevoie with landscaped pathways, open green areas, and a central lake. The park offers views of the Seine River and multiple recreational zones throughout its grounds.
The park contains the Sweden-Norway Pavilion, a wooden structure from the 1878 Universal Exhibition that shows early prefabrication techniques. This building was preserved and now operates as an art museum.
The Musée Roybet-Fould, housed in the Norway-Sweden pavilion from the 1878 Universal Exhibition, holds the collections of painter Consuelo Fould and sculptor Henri Roybet. Prince George Barbu Știrbei bought the pavilion after the exhibition and installed it in the park as a home and studio for his stepdaughter Consuelo Fould.
The park is easy to reach by bus or metro and provides pathways for various outdoor activities. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes and check weather conditions depending on the season.
The Pavillon des Indes next to the park was built for the 1878 Universal Exhibition using elements of the British India pavilion, then rebuilt as a home and studio for the painter Georges Achille-Fould, stepdaughter of Prince George Barbu Știrbei. The marble group Les Amours des Anges by Giulio Bergonzoli, shown at the 1867 exhibition, is now kept in the Musée Roybet Fould at the park's edge.
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