Amsterdam - Vondelpark

Vondelpark, this green lung in the heart of Amsterdam is named after Joost van den Vondel, Holland's most famous poet. His statue was unveiled in the park in 1867. The park, Amsterdam's Bois de Boulogne as one newspaper called it when it was opened, covers approximately 48 hectares (119 acres) and is landscaped on English lines, with sandpits and playgrounds, ponds and fountains, flower beds and lawns, a rose garden and a little tea house, a number of different trees and hedges providing homes for many birds.