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.
| 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 |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Jardin de Montréal - du Belvédère - des Curiosités". Rhône Tourisme (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ L'abbé François Larue (né le 24 à Écoche, mort le 20 à Saint-Genis-Laval) est un French Resistance. Professeur de mathématiques, il recrute des agents de liaison parmi ses étudiants. Victime d’une interpellation par la Gestapo, il est conduit dans les locaux the École de santé militaire, puis interné à la 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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