Jardin des Curiosités
| Jardin des Curiosités | |
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 View from the south end of the park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Saint-Just (5th arrondissement of Lyon) |
| Coordinates | 45°45′18″N 4°49′18″E / 45.7549°N 4.8218°E |
| Area | 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) |
| Elevation | 232 metres (761 ft) |
| Created | 2000 |
| Open | 8 am–7 pm daily |
| Website | Official site of the City of Lyon |
Jardin des Curiosités (transl. Garden of Curiosities) is a 6,000-square-metre (65,000 sq ft) park in Saint-Just, Lyon.[1] It is also called Jardin de Montréal, Belvédère Abbé Larue, Jardin de proximité Montréal[2] and Jardin du Belvédère. It is situated at an altitude of 232 metres (761 ft) at the east end of place Abbé-Larue.
History
The park was a gift from the city of
Montréal,[3]
to mark the twentieth anniversary of the designation of Montréal and Lyon as sister cities. The park was opened to visitors in August 2001.
Designers include
Québécois sculptor Michel Goulet, a Montréal-based architectural and urban design agency founded by Réal Lestage and Renée Daoust, and the Canadian company "Vlan Paysages", directed by Julie Saint-Arnault and Micheline Clouard.[4]
Features
The park is situated on Fourvière hill with a panoramic view of Lyon. There are six chair sculptures created by Michel Goulet,[5] with inscriptions suggesting ways to contemplate the "real", the "absent" and the "imagined".
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View of Lyon from the park -
The wall surrounding the park -
Terrasse and slopes
See also
References
- ^ "Jardin de Montréal - du Belvédère - des Curiosités". Rhône Tourisme (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- prison Montluc. Il est exécuté avec 120 autres détenus au lieu-dit Fort de Côte-Lorette, sur le territoire de la commune de Saint-Genis-Laval.
- ^ Réciproquement, un jardin offert par Lyon a été inauguré à Montréal à l'automne 2000. Il est l'œuvre du sculpteur Jean-François Gavoty et de l'architecte paysagiste Guéric Péré.
- ^ Clément, Éric. "Architecture de paysage : embellir l'espace public". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Demolis, Celia (11 May 2018). "Lyon: Découvrez ces coins de verdure encore peu exposés à la foule et à l'agitation urbaine". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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