Park Cinquantenaire

Break & overnight Tesla camping spot on TeslaCamp.

ubelpark (Dutch for "Jubilee Park") or Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for "Park of the Fiftieth", pronounced /paʀk dy sɛ̃kɑ̃tnɛʀ/) is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium. Most buildings of the horse-shoe shaped complex which dominate the part, were commissioned by King Leopold II and built for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence. The centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30 hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. This settled however in 1930 when it was decided that Cinquantenaire would become a leisure park. The Royal Military Museum has remained in the northern half of the complex since 1880, and is now accompanied by the Cinquantenaire Art Museum and AutoWorld Museum on the southern side of the arch.