Paul Mistral Park

Paul Mistral Park is an urban park located in Grenoble. It is 67 acres and it holds important sporting facilities and the city hall. Placed inside an old military engineering ground, it was created thanks to the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism which took place in 1925.

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Type: Park
Description: park in France
Also known as: “Paul Mistral park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perret tower and La Patinoire Municipale.

Perret tower

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The Perret tower, originally called La tour pour regarder les montagnes, is an observation tower in Grenoble, in the Paul Mistral public park. It was the first tower built of reinforced concrete in Europe. Perret tower is situated 180 metres west of Paul Mistral Park.

La Patinoire Municipale

Sports venue

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La Halle Clémenceau is an gymnasium located in Grenoble, France. Before 2001, it was La Patinoire Municipale, an indoor ice venue. Completed in 1963, it hosted some of the ice hockey competitions for the 1968 Winter Olympics. La Patinoire Municipale is situated 260 metres south of Paul Mistral Park.

Jardin des Plantes, Grenoble

Park

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Jardin des Plantes, Grenoble is a park, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Paul Mistral Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Notre-Dame and Saint-Martin-d’Hères.

Notre-Dame

Neighborhood

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Notre-Dame is a neighborhood.

Saint-Martin-d’Hères

Town

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Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit, it is the largest suburb of the city of Grenoble and is adjacent to it on the east.