234 



Kensington Gardens, 

 Hyde Park, 



262 acres. 

 3S9 '< 



Green Park, 

 St. James Park, 

 Regents Park, 

 Victoria Park, 

 Greenwich Park, 



55 

 59 

 473 

 248 

 185 

 35 



Kensington Park, 



Other smaller parks, - 1,200 " 



Total, 2,906 " 



In addition to these parks within the bounds of the city, 

 there are extensive suburban grounds within easy distance 

 such as : 



Windsor Park, - 3,800 acres. 



Hampton Court, - 1,842 " 



Richmond Park, - 2,468 " 



Total, - - - - • - - 8,794 " 



Thus there are of open public grounds for the city of 

 London not less than 10,000 acres ; a magnificent public 

 heritage, and yet not one whit too large for that monster 

 town. 



Dublin (population 260,000) has a park of 1,752 acres. 



Almost all European cities have in like manner, generally 

 at immense cost, provided themselves with driving and 

 pleasure grounds. The Boulevards of Paris, the most mag- 

 nificent drive in the world, is located on the ground formerly 

 occupied by the wall and ditch which surrounded the old 

 town for its protection. The interior Boulevards is a con- 

 tinuous drive of three miles, and some parts of it are the 

 most attractive of all Paris. The great Bois de Boulogne, in 

 the vicinity of Paris, comprises 2,158 acres. It was little 

 better than one of our own sandy plains, until the magic 

 hand of the present Napoleon transformed it into a garden 

 of delight. 



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