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Park Tournay - Solvay

Sätt er bekämt med en café au lait, för här följer inte mindre än 31 fotografier från den 9;e juni och den 15:e juni. Fortfarande i Watermael-Boisfort.
// Sit down comfortable with a café au lait, because here follow no less than 31 photos from 9th of June and 15th of June. Still in Watermael-Boisfort.

Hus vid Chaussee de la Hulpe. // Houses at Chaussée de la Hulpe.

ThérèseTournay-Solvay var Alfred Solvays dotter. Hans bror Ernest Solvay byggde upp ett stort industriimperium i Belgien.
// Thérèse Tournay-Solvay was daughter of Alfred Solvay. His brother Ernest Solvay build a large industrial imperium in Belgium.

Parken anlades 1911 av landskapsarkitekten Jules Buyssens.
// The park was created in 1911 by the landscape architect Jules Buyssens.


Alfred Solvay lät bygga det första huset 1878, vilket byggdes om till "slott" 1905.
// Alfred Solvay had the first house built in 1878 which later was rebuild to a "castle" in 1905.

Huset utsattes för en anlagd brand 1982. Det har tagit 37 år innan till sist Bryssels region fått ändan ur att finansiera en renovering som ska starta under detta året.
// The house got damaged by a criminal fire in 1982. It has taken 37 years before the region of Brussels now finally will finance a restoration that will start this year.


Ett mäktigt bokträd. // A magnificent beech tree.


Lila blommor.

Rosenträdgården. // The rosarium.





bärfis storlek större?

Bron // The bridge



stenbron // the stonebridge


muchroom sculptures (Jag vill bo, i en svamp, annars får jag kramp!)

Ett gäng mycket hungriga larver har varit framme, men vilken sort?
// A gang of very hungry larvae has been here, but what specimen?

svärdslilja // yellow iris

De här fotografierna är från den 15:e juni. // These photos are from 15th of June.


Staty av Kelda Spangenberg, en ung tjej som gick bort bara 21 år gammal. Statyn är gjord av Thérèse Chotteau.
// Statue of Kelda Spangenberg, a young woman who passed away only 21 years old. The statue is made by Thérèse Chotteau.



Och de här fina blå penséerna får avsluta denna foto-sviten. Detta är definitivt en park vi kommer att återvända till flera gånger!
// And these nice blue pansies will finish this tour of photos. This is definitely a park we will return to many times!
// Josephine :-)