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[[File:Belleville_Map.jpg|thumb|Belleville Park location]] | [[File:Belleville_Map.jpg|thumb|Belleville Park location]] | ||
'''Belleville Park''' is a district in [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. It borders [[Bedford Point]] to the north, [[Aspatria]] to the south, Newport to the east, and an unnamed body of water to the west. | '''Belleville Park''' is a district in [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. It borders [[Bedford Point]] to the north, [[Aspatria]] to the south, [[Newport]] to the east, and an unnamed body of water to the west. | ||
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[[Image:BellevillePark-GTA3-aerialview.jpg|155px||thumb|left|An aerial view of Belleville Park in GTA III.]] | |||
Contrary to its name, Belleville Park is actually a district that does not only contain a small, namesake enclave of forest, but also the surrounding urban space. | Contrary to its name, Belleville Park is actually a district that does not only contain a small, namesake enclave of forest, but also the surrounding urban space. | ||
The park itself is a lush, hilly greenspace containing a maze of footpaths, complete with a pond (with an island and adjoining jetty), a boatyard and three basketball courts on the northern end, an obelisk and underground lavatories (with a detailed interior in GTA III) at the center, and a single footbridge and runs over a below-ground footpath to the south. The serene nature of the park is intended to clash with much of Staunton's heavily developed state, and is essentially the only major park in the city. | The park itself is a lush, hilly greenspace containing a maze of footpaths, complete with a pond (with an island and adjoining jetty), a boatyard and three basketball courts on the northern end, an [[Liberty City War Memorial|obelisk]] and underground lavatories (with a detailed interior in GTA III) at the center, and a single footbridge and runs over a below-ground footpath to the south. The serene nature of the park is intended to clash with much of Staunton's heavily developed state, and is essentially the only major park in the city. | ||
The outskirts of Belleville Park consists of multiple skyscrapers and landmarks across the road from the park. To the west, a row of seemingly residential buildings are lined along the park, as is part of an underground roadway that links [[Bedford Point]] to [[Aspatria]]. To the south are a set of skyscrapers, as well as a | The outskirts of Belleville Park consists of multiple skyscrapers and landmarks across the road from the park. To the west, a row of seemingly residential buildings are lined along the park, as is part of an underground roadway that links [[Bedford Point]] to [[Aspatria]]. To the south are a set of skyscrapers, as well as a "[[Town Hall]]" seemingly inspired by the [[wp:New York City Hall|New York City Hall]] building. To the east are skyscrapers that are also partially located in Newport, including an unnamed shopping mall. Finally, the southern side of Belleville Park encompasses a large number of mixed use commercial and residential buildings. Belleville Park is also the terminating point for the [[Shoreside Lift Bridge]], connected via a ribbon-shared overpass. | ||
The park is loosely based off of [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City´s]] [[wikipedia:Central Park|Central Park]], since this rendition of Liberty City is based off of New York City to a certain extent. However, Belleville Park is much smaller than its real-life counter-part. The obelisk in the park may be based on the [[wp:Cleopatra's Needle#New York|Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park]], but is only similar in the form, not in detail. Probably '''"Belleville Park"''' derives its name from the nearby Manhattan suburb of [[wp:Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville, New Jersey]]. | |||
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Image:BellevillePark- | Image:BellevillePark-GTAIII-baths.jpg|Belleville Park underground bathrooms. | ||
Image:BellevillePark-GTA3-eastwards.jpg|The central portion of the park, as viewed to the east, GTA III. The entrance to the underground toilet and an obelisk are visible. | Image:BellevillePark-GTA3-eastwards.jpg|The central portion of the park, as viewed to the east, GTA III. The entrance to the underground toilet and an obelisk are visible. | ||
Image:BellevillePark-GTA3-obelisk.jpg|A closer view of the obelisk in GTA III. It is later revealed in GTA Liberty City Stories that is a war memorial. | Image:BellevillePark-GTA3-obelisk.jpg|A closer view of the obelisk in GTA III. It is later revealed in GTA Liberty City Stories that is a war memorial. | ||