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and the Bois de Vincennes,
into English-style parks with
duck ponds, lakes and flower
gardens. He also added a
racecourse to the “Bois”. Its
most attractive feature is the
Bagatelle rose garden and the
Jardin d’Acclimatation, a small
theme park for families.
The two smaller Alphand
parks are also pleasant, Parc
Montsouris in the south and the
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in
the northeast. The “Buttes” (hills),
a favourite with the Surrealists,
was a quarry trans formed into
two craggy mini-mountains with
overhanging vegetation, a Fountains and sculpture in the Jardins du Trocadéro
suspended bridge, temple of
love and a lake. Modern Parks above the Viaduc des Arts is
Part of the town-planning a peaceful way to observe
schemes for the old city included and Gardens eastern Paris.
squares and avenues with The shady Jardins du
fountains, sculptures, benches Trocadéro sloping down to Finding the Gardens,
and greenery. One of the best is the river from the Palais de
Ile de la Cité’s Square du Vert- Chaillot were planted after Parks and Squares
Galant. The Avenue de the 1937 Universal Exhibition. Bois de Boulogne (Bagatelle rose
l’Observatoire in the Jardin du Here is the largest fountain garden) p247
Luxembourg is rich in sculptures in Paris and fine views of the Bois de Vincennes p249
made by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. river and the Eiffel Tower. Champ-de-Mars p193
More recent Paris gardens Forum des Halles p115
eschew formality in favour of Jardin du Luxembourg p174
wilder planting, multiple levels, Jardin du Palais-Royal p131
maze-like paths, children’s Jardin des Plantes p169
gardens and modern sculpture. Jardin des Tuileries p132
Typical are the Parc André Jardins des Champs-
Citroën, the Parc de la Villette Elysées p209
and the Jardin Atlantique next Jardins des Invalides p187
Jardins du Trocadéro p203
to the Gare Montparnasse. Musée Rodin p191
Pleasant strolls may be taken Palace of Versailles pp250–51
in Paris’s waterside gardens: in Parc André Citroën p245
the modern sculpture park Parc des Buttes-Chaumont p236
behind Notre-Dame, at the & pp272–3
Bassin de l’Arsenal at the Bastille, Parc Monceau p234 & pp262–3
and along the quays of the Parc Montsouris p244–5
Seine between the Louvre and Parc de la Villette pp238–9
the Place de la Concorde, or on Square du Vert-Galant p91
Relaxing in Parc Montsouris, one of the elegantly residential Ile Viaduc des Arts pp274–5
Adolphe Alphand’s smaller parks St-Louis. The planted walkway

Oriental
Gloriette de Temple
Buffon temple of love Modern folly

Jardin des Plantes Bois de Boulogne Bois de Vincennes Parc de la Villette

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