Jardin des Curiosités (, ) is a park in
Saint-Just,
Lyon
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It is also called Jardin de Montréal, Belvédère Abbé Larue, Jardin de proximité Montréal and Jardin du Belvédère. It is situated at an altitude of at the east end of .
History
The park was a gift from the city of
Montréal
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[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.] 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
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, 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.
Features
The park is situated on
Fourvière
Fourvière () is a city district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC. The district contains many religious build ...
hill with a panoramic view of Lyon. There are six chair sculptures created by Michel Goulet,
with inscriptions suggesting ways to contemplate the "real", the "absent" and the "imagined".
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See also
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Parks in Lyon The city of Lyon and its urban area have several parks. The main parks in the inner city include Jardin des Chartreux in the 1st arrondissement, Parc Bazin, Parc Chambovet and Parc Sisley in the 3rd arrondissement, Parc de la Cerisaie, Parc Francis ...
References
External links
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Rhone Tourism Website for Jardin des Curiosités
5th arrondissement of Lyon
Parks in Lyon
2000 establishments in France
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