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France, Paris III – History Embraced in Greenery

Published: 11.6.2014
We will continue in our journey in Paris. We will choose a tempo of learning on history and we will also talk on beauties of nature. There are many natural wonders in Paris. Perhaps the most beautiful ones we trie to find in beautiful parks and gardens.

Right after our arrival in Paris we noted two intersting things. First of them was architecture dating back to the 19th century, where the famous Baron George-Eugen Haussmann made on request of Emperor Napoleon III who wanted a revolionary reconstruction of the city.

zahrada Jardin de Plantes (expozice muzea)

Revolution of Construction
In that time a large rural-urban migration took place. People looked for work and citation in the city was becoming critical. Ubiquitous overcrowding caused pollution of the streets and increase of crime. Haussmann just took this adverse trend change. Medieval Paris had, so to speak demolished. Fell victim to dangerous buildings that do not have access of light or air, and dirty streets and alleys. Replaced the construction of a network of wide boulevards, took charge of the division of the city into city districts and modernized sanitation. Building has a new standard because baron wanted to make everything in Paris, looked good. Therefore, he set the rules for their construction. These related to height, balconies, windows, building materials and many other things. With these radical changes have today we can even today enjoy the view of elegant and harmonious Paris. Interesting fact is Baron Haussmann was engaged in the reconstruction for 20 years. He even paid something out of his own pocket.

Lucemburský palác

Greenery, gardens, history
The other thing that impressed us was ubiquitous greenery. Although, you would hardly believe it when looking on Paris from above. The city streets and boulevards are lined with typical alleys into rectangles aligned predominantly sycamore, around the Seine are green oases for leisure and we must not forget the wonderful large parks and gardens, which Parisians literally love ! We visit a few and tell you that the view of local residents, regardless of their age, were fascinating. They were transported as if in their own world. Some ran, others were sitting comfortably on benches or chairs, couples in love again and chased the little ones. Located around the beautiful flora, lawns and trees, but just something amazing.

Zahrada Jardin de Plantes    Zahrada Jardin de Plantes


We walked around Latin Quarter . There we visited perhaps the most popular tomb in Paris – Pantheon. From there we moved to the historical core of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and found also the famous Luxembourg Gardens , or Jardin du Luxembourg in French. This incredibly large park is the second largest in Paris. It offers an unusual walk along the gravel paths or maintained lawns. It is decorated with statues, fountains and other works of art. It includes refreshment stands, a playground and a myriad of benches and chairs. The dominant feature of this masterpiece of garden is a lake in the central part along with Luxembourg Palace , which was built in the early 17th century. Now it houses the French Senate. We have a walk and sitting in the park really enjoyed and highly recommend it to you.

Lucemburský palác    Lucemburské zahrady

Lucemburský palác Lucemburské zahrady

In Paris, we visited Jardin Des Plantes. To compare it with the Luxembourg gardens it is slightly bigger, because on its area there is a botanic garden, small zoological garden or building of the National Museum of Natural History . It was founded in 1635. Its center consists of a promenade lined with historical buildings on one side and beautiful park on the other. There are many interesting things in this garden. For example, its opening hours are related to sun down and sun set. So it is available to the public in different times in different seasons. Also there are catacombs.

Zahrada Jardin de Plantes   Zahrada Jardin de Plantes (expozice muzea)

Garden Jardin de Plantes (museum exhibition)  Zahrada Jardin de Plantes

In the end of our today’s journey in Paris we want to invite you to read another part, in particular we will visit Notre Dame.

Text and photo: Oskár Mažgút



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