The Jardin des Grands-Explorateurs features a long, tree-lined axis punctuated by the Fontaine des Quatre Parties du Monde, where four bronze women hold up an armillary sphere. This garden serves as a deliberate tribute to scientific discovery, marking the path taken by explorers like Cavelier de la Salle and Marco Polo. In eighteen sixty-seven, the city commissioned the fountain to honor geographical expansion, placing the bronze figures to represent four continents, casting their faces toward the Luxembourg Gardens just beyond the gate.
Jardin des Grands-Explorateurs
park garden