Jardin Serge Gainsbourg

The Jardin Serge Gainsbourg features a long, elevated wooden walkway that cuts across the space, mimicking the decks of a ship. It sits directly above the tracks of the Petite Ceinture, the abandoned railway that once circled Paris. In two thousand nineteen, the city transformed this former industrial site into a park honoring the legendary singer-songwriter. The wooden planks rattle underfoot just enough to remind you that heavy steam engines once pulled coal and passengers through this deep, narrow concrete trench.