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June 25, 2013 by Max Distro LLC

Twelve Secret Gardens of Paris

Garden of the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris

Garden of the Hôtel-Dieu, Paris

I have been posting on the large gardens of Paris, so I thought I would present some of the smaller gardens as well. This is inside the Hôtel-Dieu complex, a working hospital, next to Notre Dame. The French believe that gardens help cure patients more quickly. This hospital has a full time gardener who keeps the gardens in good condition. The medicinal garden was a staple of gardening in medieval times, often mixed in with the kitchen garden. Also known as a herb garden or a garden of simples, specialized medicinal gardens have been made at least since the Middle Ages, though plants were grown for medical purposes long before. A “simple” is a herb used on its own in medical treatment. Many modern drugs are, of course, extracted from herbs and other plants.

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Filed Under: Paris, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: 16th Arrodissement, Garden, Hausseman, Hôtel-Dieu, Jardin de Anne Frank, Jardin de la Nouvelle France, Jardins des Archives Nationales, Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand, Musée Cluny, Napoleon III, Notre Dame, Petit Palais, Pont Neuf, Rodin, Rodin Museum Garden, Square du Vert-Galant, Square Jean XXIII, Square Santiago du Chili

June 8, 2013 by Max Distro LLC

Gardens of Les Invalides, Paris

Jardin de l'Intendant with the Dôme des Invalides in the Background, Paris

Jardin de l'Intendant with the Dôme des Invalides in the Background, Paris

Hôtel des Invalides was founded by Louis XIV in 1670 to shelter 7,000 aged or crippled former soldiers. The enormous range of buildings was completed in five years (1671-76) by Libéral Bruant, and then by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte. The gold-plated dome, with six kilograms of gold leaf, that rises above the hospital buildings belongs to the Church of Saint-Louis (1675-1706) and was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Mansart modeled the dome after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Construction began in 1706 and was completed in 1708 by Robert de Cotte after Mansart had died. Surrounding the buildings are gardens and parks, consistent with the French ideal of the healing powers of nature. I thought that as part of my series on French gardens, I would show you some of my favorite places at Les Invalides.

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Filed Under: Paris, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Garden, Hôtel des Invalides, Invalides, Jardin de l'Intendant, Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Nicolas Alquin, Robert de Cotte, Square d'Ajaccio, Square Santiago du Chili

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