Île du Belvédère is an island located on the lake of Parc des Buttes Chaumont, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Covering an area of around , it is connected to the bank by two bridges: to the west by Pont des Suicidés, made of stone, and to the south by a hanging walkway, made of wood.
The Temple de la Sibylle This pavilion, referred to as the "Temple of Sibyl",This erroneous designation is the result of frequent confusion between the Temple of Sibyl and the Temple of Vesta located side by side at Tivoli, Italy. located at the top of the island, is at a height of 30 meters above the lake water level. It was built in 1866 by Gabriel DavioudTemple de la Sibylle sur fr.structurae.de. and inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, Italy;Luisa Limido, L'Art des jardins sous le Second Empire. Jean-Pierre Barillet-Deschamps (1824-1873), éditions Champ Vallon, 2002 , p. 130. a similar structure, also built by Davioud, is found in the Bois de Vincennes on Île de Reuilly.
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