Square Édith Girard

Square Edith Girard sits behind a long, perforated metal fence that catches the light differently at every hour. The park occupies a plot once held by industrial warehouses, long before the city converted this stretch of the nineteenth arrondissement into green space. It honors Edith Girard, an architect who spent her career designing social housing in this neighborhood. She pushed for buildings that allowed residents to see the sky and reach the street easily, a philosophy reflected in this open, airy square.