Beautiful stone sculpture made by Charles Alphonse Achilles Gumery called La Nuit, Night. There is also the stone sculpture made by Gustave Grauk in 1870 called, Le Crépuscule, Twilight.
Did you know that Paris has a garden named after the French explorer that claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France? I first visited here on my first trip to Paris in 1996 and could not wait to get back to this lovely garden. This Garden is named after René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (November 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.
The garden have lawns and are planted with four rows of chestnut trees which are sharply trimmed in the classic French-style providing shaded walkways.
The garden are also planted with flower beds that surround several statues by the most famous sculptors of the Second Empire.
Stone sculpture created by Jean-Joseph Perraud during 1870-1875 called Le Jour, Day, and a sculpture made of stone by François Jouffroy called L'Aurore, Dawn, created during 1870-1875.
The celebrated Fontaine des Quatre Parties du Monde, Fountain of the Four Parts of the World. It was designed and supervised by Gabriel Davioud and it was created during 1867-1874.
It is a collective work portraying in bronze four continents of the world; Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Asia is represented by the figure of a Chinese woman; Europe is represented by the figure of a white woman; Africa is represented by the figure of a black woman and America is represented by the female figure of an American Indian. These were created by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux.
It also has the figures of eight dolphins, horses and tortoises made by Emmanuel Frémiet. The garlands surrounding the pedestal were done by Luis Vuillemot. The sphere was created by Pierre Legrain. The sculpture was foundried by Matifat in 1873 and it was constructed in 1874.
Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Asia is represented by the figure of a Chinese woman; Europe is represented by the figure of a white woman; Africa is represented by the figure of a black woman and America is represented by the female figure of an American Indian. These were created by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux.
Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Asia is represented by the figure of a Chinese woman; Europe is represented by the figure of a white woman; Africa is represented by the figure of a black woman and America is represented by the female figure of an American Indian. These were created by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux.
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