Ter Kamerenbos (Dutch)
or Bois de la Cambre (French)
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
Brussels-Capital Region, is comprised in the
municipality of the
City of Brussels and is linked to the rest of the
municipality by the
Avenue Louise, which was built at the same time the
park was laid out, in 1861.
It comprises a small lake with an island in the centre, called Robinson's island. It is considered by many as one of the finest parks in Brussels.
It comprises a small lake with an island in the centre, called Robinson's island. It is considered by many as one of the finest parks in Brussels.
The park was laid out in 1861 by
Edouard Keilig, a German
architect.
Queen Marie-Henriette, wife of King
Leopold II, often went riding in the park.
The horsemans' battle bronze group at the
entrance is the work of Belgian sculptor
Jacques de Lalaing.
In 1877, the chalet Robinson was built on the lake's island. The chalet was destroyed by a fire in 1991. The decision has been made in 2006 to rebuild it and it was scheduled to open to public again in summer 2008. The surface of the wooden building will approximately 300 sq meters, with a restaurant on the ground floor and a ballroom on the first floor. An electrical ferry boat will link the island to the shores of the lake.
The main road around the lake has been closed to traffic on Saturdays and Sundays since the 1990s.
