Formed from a French & an English garden, it covers 8 hectares(20 acres), it was layed down under the Second Empire by Monsieur Alphand, director of the gardens of Paris (ie. le Bois de Boulogne, les Buttes Chaumont). The work on the garden started in 1867 & lasted many years. It consists of a natural heritage of a very high quality. The part called "Française" is a regular garden possessing a superb rosery. The part called "Anglaise" is a park containing a number of remarkable trees, amongst which are cypress.
An ancient small garden owned by a bishop in 1928. It forms a beautiful setting for the building which covers the Museum.
It was setup from 1792 by an engineer called Bruyere on the grounds of the ancient convents of Jacobins & of Cordeliers. Within its plans were incorporated a large plantation of lime-trees, grouped in fives. Restored at the start of the last decennium, its main feature is that of its central origin (a central rectangular promenade surrounded by perpendicular walk-ways at different levels, separated by grassy embankments & plants). It wasa popular gathering place for the people of Le Mans: reviewing of troops, agriculture & horse competitions, agricultural shows, fairs, exhibitions & other such shows.
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