Jardin Bergeyre

The Jardin Bergeyre sits atop a steep hill, isolated from the rest of the nineteenth arrondissement by high retaining walls and winding staircases. This tiny, private-feeling garden occupies a site that served as a quarry for gypsum and plaster until the early twentieth century. Because the ground was too unstable to support heavy apartment blocks, the neighborhood remained an enclave of small houses and narrow lanes. Neighbors maintain the space today, guarding the view that looks directly over the rooftops toward Montmartre.