Audio GuideSquare du Temple - Elie Wiesel
English landscaped botanical garden with a pool & waterfall, lawns, rare trees & Jewish memorial.
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Paris, France
Square du Temple - Elie Wiesel is a historic urban garden located in the third arrondissement of Paris, on the northern edge of the Marais district. It was created in eighteen fifty-seven during Haussmann’s wide-ranging renovations of the city. This garden even occupies part of the site once held by the Templar enclosure that dates back many centuries.
The square now carries the name of Elie Wiesel, a renowned writer and Holocaust survivor, in recognition of his legacy and the importance of remembrance. In the garden, visitors will notice statues honoring the chansonnier Pierre-Jean de Béranger, with the original bronze from eighteen seventy-nine replaced by a stone work in nineteen fifty-three by Henri Lagriffoul. There is also a bust that recognizes B. Wilhelm, one of the founders of the French Orphéon, along with promoter Eugène Delaporte. A touching stele honors eighty-five Jewish children, who were deported during World War Two and never experienced a normal childhood.
The garden features a rich variety of plant life with seventy-three trees and nearly two hundred different plant varieties, including several exotic species such as the Byzantine hazelnut and ginkgo biloba. Its ecological importance was recognized with the EcoJardin certification by ÉCOCERT in two thousand fourteen.
Architectural highlights include a music kiosk from nineteen hundred, an iron grille by Gabriel Davioud, and an artificial cascade created with Fontainebleau rocks. Recreational amenities include a children’s playground, welcoming lawns available from mid-April to mid-October, and elegant fountains.
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