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Bois de Boulogne

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Bois de Boulogne

Large park in Paris, France, to the west of the city, bordered by the River Seine; area 8.8 sq km/3.4 sq mi. It was enclosed in about 1800, and was given to the city by Napoleon III in 1852. In it are the racecourses of Auteuil and Longchamp, zoological and botanical gardens, and notable driveways, especially the fashionable Allée de Longchamp.



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When I questioned him as to how he had employed the time, he told me that he had gone for a stroll in the Bois de Boulogne.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
At the Bois de Boulogne, ennui and hunger attacked me at once, -- two enemies who rarely accompany each other, and who are yet leagued against me, a sort of Carlo-republican alliance.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I stopped the driver of the carriage, at the entrance to the street in which our lodgings were situated, and told him to take me to the beautiful park of Paris--the famous Bois de Boulogne.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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