VILLE DE PARIS

Square Barye
1938

Situé à la pointe orientale de l’île Saint- Louis, ce square permet d’accéder aux berges de la Seine. Il occupe l’emplacement de l’ancien jardin de l’hôtel de Bretonvilliers. L’hôtel, dont seul demeure un porche au-dessus de la rue de Bretonvilliers, fut démoli entre 1840 et 1866. Le square doit son nom au sculpteur animalier Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), auquel un monument rend hommage. Les deux bronzes, fondus pendant l’occupation, on été restitués en 2011 et 2014.Paulownias, ormes pleureurs, robiniers faux-acacias voisinent avec un cèdre du Liban, un savonnier de Chine, des ifs d’Irlande...

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EcoJardin mark

Sign in a series of signs placed by the municipality of Paris describing the history of the city’s gardens.

The square is named after the French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye who specialized in sculpting animals. There were two bronze statues in the place, which were melted down by the Germans when they occupied Paris during World War II.

The garden was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The monument commemorating Barye appears on a separate sign Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
CITY OF PARIS

Square Barye
1938

Located at the eastern tip of Île Saint-Louis, this square provides access to the banks of the Seine. It occupies the site of the former garden of the Hôtel de Bretonvilliers. The hotel, of which only a porch remains above rue de Bretonvilliers, was demolished between 1840 and 1866. The square owes its name to the animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), to whom a monument pays homage. The two bronzes, melted down during the occupation, were returned in 2011 and 2014. Paulownias, weeping elms, false acacia locusts stand side by side with a cedar from Lebanon, a soap dish from China, yews from Ireland...

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Ecological garden symbol