MAIRIE DE PARIS

Square Jean-XXIII
1844

Le terrain qui longe Notre-Dame est occupé, jusque dans les années 1830, par le palais de l’Archevêché, dessiné par Gabriel Thouin (1747-1829), célèbre pour sa beauté et son jardin. Endommagé lors des émeutes antilégitimistes de 1831, le palais est rasé et un nouveau jardin est créé en 1837 par Rambuteau (1781-1869), préfet de la Seine. Il est le premier jardin public du quartier. Achevé en 1844, son aménagement nécessite la démolition de maisons insalubres, datant du Moyen Âge. Planté de tilleuls argentés, il est décoré d’une gracieuse fontaine de Vigouroux (1845). Depuis le jardin, il est possible d’observer des faucons crecelles qui nichent dans les façades de la cathédrale

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Sign in a series of signs placed by the municipality of Paris describing the history of the city’s gardens.

The garden that was known as square de l’Archevêché (Archbishop’s Square) is now named after Pope John XXIII.

The garden was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
TOWN HALL OF PARIS

Pope John XXIII Garden
1844

Until the 1830s, the land alongside Notre-Dame was occupied by the Archbishop’s Palace, designed by Gabriel Thouin (1747-1829), famous for its beauty and its garden. Damaged during the anti-legitimist riots of 1831, the palace was razed and a new garden was created in 1837 by Rambuteau (1781-1869), prefect of the Seine. It is the first public garden in the district. Completed in 1844, its development required the demolition of unsanitary houses dating from the Middle Ages. Planted with silver lime trees, it is decorated with a graceful fountain by Vigouroux (1845). From the garden, it is possible to observe kestrels that nest in the facades of the cathedral

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