Square Henri Christiné

Square Henri Christiné sits at the intersection of Rue de la Fidélité and Rue de Paradis, marked by a low stone wall and a dense cluster of trees that break the hard lines of the surrounding buildings. The space honors the composer of the operetta Phi-Phi, who spent his working life in this corner of Paris. Before it became a green pocket for the neighborhood, this ground served as the site for the original Saint Lazare prison gatehouse where revolutionaries once held their prisoners.