Jardin Anglais (English Garden), Geneva

Covering an area of 25,430 square meters, Geneva's English Garden is a large and lush urban park. Established in 1855, it features a design inspired by classic English landscape gardens. The park's shape was significantly altered to a trapezoidal form in 1863 due to the construction of the nearby Mont Blanc bridge.

The English Garden is not only a popular spot for visitors but also houses several significant landmarks. These include the National Monument, the renowned Flower Clock, the Four Seasons Fountain crafted in bronze, various pavilions, and a café named "The Gossips," which is a perfect spot for a casual hangout.

Among the park's attractions is the Geneve Boat, known for a tragic event in 1898 when Austrian Empress Sissi, fatally wounded by an Italian anarchist, sought to apprehend her attacker on this boat but succumbed to her injuries. Today, the boat operates as a charitable organization, providing counseling and free meals to those in need and also serving meals to tourists.

The park also honors Swiss artists through three busts, commemorating painters Alexandre Calame, François Diday, and sculptor Auguste Rodo de Niederhausen. Every year, from mid-July to mid-August, the English Garden is one of the venues for the Geneva Festival.

Remarkably, the park contains several ancient trees, including a ginkgo planted in 1863 and a purple beech from 1895, planted during the National Exhibition. Other notable trees are a giant cedar, a grand sequoia, a magnolia with large flowers, horse chestnuts, a tulip tree, and more. The park's greenery is maintained using eco-friendly practices, avoiding chemical treatments.