Parque Lage

{{Short description|Park in Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}} {{Expand Portuguese|topic=geo|Parque Lage|date=April 2013}} [[File:Parque Lage por Mariana Cristina Adão 12.jpg|alt=photo of tropical foliage at Parque Lage|thumb|189x189px|Rustic landscape garden with tropical plants at Parque Lage]] '''Parque Henrique Lage''', known as Parque Lage, is a public park in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]], located in the [[Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro|Jardim Botânico]] neighborhood at the foot of the [[Corcovado]], on top of which [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer]] is located.

[[Image:Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro Project 2345 01.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The atrium of the mansion with café.]]

Antonio Martins Lage, who was married to Felicité Clarisse de Labourdonnay, daughter of the Count of Labourdonnay, purchased the property in the early 1830s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mantuano da Fonseca |first=Thiago Vinicius |title=Martins Lage e Mattos Costa: a formação de um negociante na praça do Rio de janeiro e em suas conexões atlânticas (1842-1857). |publisher=Universidade Estadual de Solobrinho – Bahia. |year=2024 |pages=344 |language=pt}}</ref> The rustic landscape garden, designed by John Tyndale and featuring an elaborate artificial grotto, dates to approximately 1840.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Correia |first=Maria Rosa |title=Oficina de Estudos da Preservação. |publisher=IPHAN |year=2014 |pages=21}}</ref> A secondary grotto contains a series of 12 aquarium tanks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parque Lage |url=https://www.riofilmcommission.com/en/locations/24460/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=Rio Film Commission |language=en-US}}</ref> In the early 20th century, the estate became the residence of industrialist Henrique Lage and his wife, singer [[Gabriella Besanzoni]]. During the 1920s, Lage had the mansion remodeled by [[Italy|Italian]] architect [[Mario Vodret]], with interior paintings by Salvador Payols Sabaté.

The National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) listed Parque Lage, on June 14 1957, as a historical and cultural heritage site for the city of Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rioecultura - Coluna Patrimônio Histórico [Leonardo Ladeira] Os Encantos do Parque Lage|url=http://www.rioecultura.com.br/coluna_patrimonio/coluna_patrimonio.asp?patrim_cod=4|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.rioecultura.com.br}}</ref>

In the 1960s, the land became a public park, with walking trails through subtropical forest. The [[Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage]] (Visual Arts School of Parque Lage) and a café open to the public operate from the former mansion.

The mansion was used as the British Olympic Team hospitality house and is notably featured in the 2003 music video for [[Snoop Dogg]]'s single "Beautiful".

== Beauty and attractions == Rio de Janeiro offers its residents and [[Tourism|tourists]] alike an exuberant natural environment combined with the modernity of a [[Metropolis|large metropolis]]. Parque Lage, in turn, boasts not only its natural sophistication, offering its visitors its beautiful forest, [[Roystonea oleracea|imperial palm]] trees, gardens built in the European style, [[Fountain|fountains]] and benches for a good moment of relaxation, but also the sophistication and class of its [[architectural ensemble]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parque Lage |url=https://www.parquelage.org/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Parque Lage |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.eavparquelage.org.br/ Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage] * [https://www.plagecafe.com.br/ Plage Cafe] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071230233317/http://www.terrabrasil.org.br/ Instituto Terra Brasil] * [https://www.weirdosabroad.com/hiking-christ-redeemer-corcovado.html/ Parque Lage to Christ the Redeemer]

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[[Category:Parks in Rio de Janeiro (city)]]