Tenbosch is a public park in Ixelles ~ Elsene, Brussels

Brussels

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. Formerly a privately-owned dendrological

Dendrology

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 garden called Semet after its owner. Tenbosch is now a property of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Although relatively small (2 hectares, or about 2.5 acres), it is an exquisitely landscaped park popular among local residents. It is surrounded by a wall and offers an unexpected oasis of calm in a busy district.

Tenbosch is within a short walking distance of Avenue Louise

Avenue Louise

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 / Louizalaan, the Ixelles Ponds

Ixelles Ponds

The Ixelles Ponds are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles...

, the Abbey of La Cambre / Ter Kameren, and the Bois de la Cambre

Bois de la Cambre

Ter Kamerenbos or Bois de la Cambre is an urban public park on the edge of the Sonian Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It has an area of 1.23 square kilometres. The park lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, and in the municipality of the City of Brussels...

/ Ter Kamerenbos.

External links

• Description of the park on the Brussels Tourist Office website