Duden Park (; ) is an urban public park in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It covers and has a level difference of , with its highest point being at an elevation of .
Duden Park is home to the historic football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, with the Joseph Marien Stadium being located on the park's western side near its lowest point, at elevation. The park is adjacent to Forest Park to its north.
History Until the end of the 18th century, the land belonged to Forest Abbey. In 1829, after being nationalised, the property was sold by the Société Générale to the banker , who also acquired the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos. In 1823, he had a neoclassical villa built there and laid out pathways. He then sold the property to Guillaume Duden, a German merchant, who had a new château built and bequeathed it to King Leopold II in 1900, on the condition that it become a public park.
See also
List of parks and gardens in Brussels History of Brussels Belgium in the long nineteenth century
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