Parc André-Citroën
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Parc André-Citroën is a 14 hectares (35 acres)
.Built on the site of a former Citroën automobile manufacturing plant,[2] the park is named after company founder André Citroën. When it opened in 1992, it was the largest park to open in Paris in more than a century.[1]
History
In 1915, Citroën built its factory on the banks of the Seine where it operated until the 1970s. At that time, 24 hectares (59 acres) were vacated and subsequently addressed in Paris' urban plan, ultimately giving rise to the Parc André Citroën. The park was designed beginning of the 1990s by the French landscape designers
.Design
The park is built around a central, rectangular lawn of roughly 273 by 85 metres (895' x 279') in size. It is embellished with two
Since 1999, the park has hosted the
The six serial gardens are each associated with a metal, a planet, a day of the week, a state of the water and a sense:[4]
- The blue garden: copper, Venus, Friday, rain, and the sense of smell,
- The green garden: tin, Jupiter, Thursday, spring water, and the sense of hearing.
- The orange garden: mercury (the metal), Mercury (the planet), Wednesday, creeks, and the sense of touch.
- The red garden: iron, Mars, Tuesday, waterfalls, and the sense of taste.
- The silver garden: silver, the Moon, Monday, rivers, and sight.
- The golden garden: gold, the Sun, Sunday, evaporation, and the 6th sense.
The white garden and black garden (of 1 and 2 hectares; 2½ and 5 acres respectively) are detached from the main 11-hectare (27 acre) section of the park.[4]
See also
- History of Parks and Gardens of Paris
References
- ^ a b "Paris Opens Park On Citroen Site". The New York Times. January 31, 1993.
- ^ Pringle-Harris, Ann (1997-11-02). "The 15th, a World of Its Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Ballon Air de Paris - Fonctionnement" (in French). Ballon Air de Paris. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b "Parc André Citroën" (in French). Mairie de Paris. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.