Square des Batignolles
The Square des Batignolles , created in 1862 by engineer Jean-Charles Alphand , is located in the 17th arrondissement in Paris . It is one of 24 parks established under Prefect Georges-Eugène Haussmann .
Emergence
In 1835 a plot of land used as a storage area became a public square: La Place de la Promenade. This served as a meeting point for the residents of the Batignolles commune, which was still independent at the time . On January 1st, 1860, Batignolles was attached to the city of Paris. In the course of the establishment of several new parks and gardens in Paris under Napoléon III. the public square then became the Square des Batignolles. In 1894 the park was expanded again and reached its present size.
The park today
There is a watercourse in the park that ends in a small lake. In the middle of the lake is the work of art by Louis de Monard called "Les Vautours" (in German: The Vultures). There is also the bust of the French poet Léon Dierx in the Square des Batignolles .
The four large plane trees , which were planted in 1840 and 1880 and are between 32 and 38 meters high, with a circumference of almost 6 meters are particularly impressive .
In 1996 a glass pavilion was built that houses a citrus tree. At the same time, it offers space for art installations. There have been temporary exhibitions since 2014.
In addition to the four play areas for children in the corners of the park, there are many benches that invite you to relax. The play areas offer a wide variety of activities: There is the possibility to play table tennis or table football, there is also a playground, a sandpit and a small paved track for inline skaters. The carousel, the swings and the mini kart track are chargeable. A crepe stand invites you to a cozy picnic.
The main path, which stretches from its end on Rue Cardinet to the exit in the direction of the Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church , is called "Allée Barbara" after the French chanson singer Barbara . Perlimpinpin , one of her songs, refers to the Square des Batignolles:
- Pour retrouver le goût de vivre
- Le goût de l'eau, le goût du pain
- Et celui du Perlimpinpin
- Dans le square des Batignolles!
On its south-west side, the park is bordered by the tracks leading to the Gare Saint-Lazare . Place Charles Fillion forms the southeast and northeast border. Rue Cardinet runs at the northwest end of the park.
Like all parks and gardens in Paris, the Square des Batignolles is closed at night. In the winter months it closes at 6:00 p.m. In the summer months it is open until 8:30 p.m. In the morning the park is open to visitors from 7:30 a.m. The park remains closed even in the event of strong winds.
The closest metro station is Brochant , which is on line 13 towards Asnières-Gennevilliers . Even closer is the Pont Cardinet station , which can be reached with the Transilien from Saint-Lazare or some western suburbs (including Asnières-sur-Seine , Clichy-Levallois and Nanterre ).
Trivia
Schoolchildren are familiar with both the Quartier des Batignolles and the Square from multiple mentions in the textbook Découvertes Série jaune, Vol. 1, published by Ernst Klett Verlag . In particular, the crêpes stand and the products offered there are part of a textbook lesson (unité 5).
Web links
- Promenade dans le Square des Batignolles (French)
- Square des Batignolles (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.paris.fr/equipements/square-des-batignolles-1761
- ↑ http://kabatignolles.wixsite.com/arts/actuellement
- ↑ Bruckmayer, Birgit et al: Découvertes. Série jaune . tape 1 . Klett, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-12-622012-5 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 53 ′ 15.2 " N , 2 ° 18 ′ 58.7" E