Parc de Saint-Cloud

The park is located on the site of the Château de Saint-Cloud, a residence of royal and imperial families from the 16th century. After Napoleon III declared war on the Prussians, the site was occupied by a Prussian force which used the high outcropping to shell Paris. Counter-fire from the French caused the building to burn on 13 October 1870, as well as considerable damage to the town of Saint-Cloud. The structure was completely razed in August 1892, politicians under the Third Republic believing it represented a reminder of France's imperial past. ==Kandinsky series==

Painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) painted a Parc de Saint-Cloud series in the early 20th century, before he became firmly associated with the abstract art movement. ==Buildings and points of interest==

from the park • The Musée historique du château de Saint-Cloud: a five-room museum dedicated to the destroyed château • The École Normale Supérieure (ENS): located in the Pavillon Valois • The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, BIPM): it has its headquarters in the Pavillon de Breteuil; the building contains copies of the metre and kilogramme standards. ==Public transport access==

The park is accessible via Pont de Sèvres and Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud station Paris Métro stations, on the right bank of the Seine. Île-de-France tramway Line 2 runs along the eastern limit of the park, with stops at Parc de Saint-Cloud and Musée de Sèvres. ==References==