Jardin Nelson Mandela Paris
A shadowcast oasis
A new public garden just opened right next to church Saint-Eustache, in May 2018. And what’s remarkable is the number of shadows to be found there, some cast by handsomely groomed fast-growing sapling trees but also by its modernist designed bandstand.
It’s as if the landscape-architects really configured the gardens to be a place where locals can literally take a sun-break, of which during these summer months the temperatures have already been hitting 30°C, making Jardin Les Halles (Les Halles Gardens) a rare city oasis.
To abate the soaring temperatures too, there’s a water-mirror -- so called for the consequences of its ground-sunk water-jets playfully firing off misty plumes soaking into the dry air, before consequently soddening the ground-slabs so much that they form a gleaming black mirror which literally reflects the comings and goings of the passers-by.
Should you be anywhere near metro stations Étienne Marcel or Les Halles, then you’re just a stone's throw from the gardens.
Just for clarity; locating this place on Google maps, while locals call this place Jardin Les Halles, it will likely pop up by its inaugurated name of Jardin Nelson Mandela.
About this spot
Rue Pierre Lescot 1
- 24 hour daily
€
no-price
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